// Station · 53m ago

BIRK

Reykjavík Domestic Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 230° / 11 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,800 ft

T/Td 8°C / 5°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

WX VCSH

ELEV 48 FT

64.1287°N / 21.9376°W

LOCATION · Reykjavík, IS

WIND

230°11 kt

BIRK · 48 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/11

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN028

LAYERS

FEW020 BKN028

T / Td

8 / 5

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,800 ft. Moderate winds at 230°/11 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 2,000 ft, and broken at 2,800 ft. Reported weather: VCSH. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR BIRK 271100Z 23011KT 9999 VCSH FEW020 BKN028 08/05 Q1021 RESHRA

BIRK · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 2,800 ft · temp 8°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · weather: VCSH

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 11 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

230°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

19★ HDG 190° H8 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,138'

31 HDG 310° H2 kt X11 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

13 HDG 130° T2 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

01 HDG 010° T8 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,048 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA -7°C

-1,100FT

-1,148 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV48 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-7°C PRESSURE ALT-182 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -1,148 ft above BIRK's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN028

Broken · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL4,088 ft VFR MARGIN-200 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-1)

03:38ZSUNRISE

13:26ZSOLAR NOON

23:14ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT11:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH19h 36m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:23Z MOONSET07:59Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

BIKF

MVFR → VFR 12Z

Keflavik International Airport · Reykjavík

WIND: 230° / 17 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC030
DIST: 20 NM SW
AGE: 23m ago

BIVM

VFR

Vestmannaeyjar Airport · Vestmannaeyjar

WIND: 230° / 11 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC032
DIST: 61 NM SE
AGE: 53m ago

BIBD

MVFR

Bildudalur Airport · Bildudalur

WIND: 200° / 14 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN022
DIST: 100 NM NW
AGE: 53m ago

BIAR

VFR → MVFR 07Z

Akureyri International Airport · Akureyri

WIND: 180° / 13 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT054
DIST: 135 NM NE
AGE: 53m ago

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