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BIRK · Reykjavík Domestic Airport

METAR & TAF for Reykjavík Domestic Airport

Live aviation weather for BIRK, decoded in plain English. Elevation 48ft, runways 01/19, 13/31.

Live METARMarginal VFR
METAR BIRK 161400Z 24010KT 9999 -SHRA OVC012 11/10 Q1026

Observed 1h 2m ago

Wind

240° (WSW) at 10kt

Visibility

10km or more

Weather

Light rain showers

Cloud

Overcast at 1,200ft

Temperature

11°C / 10°C dew

Humidity

94%

QNH

1026 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 1h 3m ago
TAF BIRK 161359Z 1615/1715 22008KT 9999 SCT010 BKN020 TX12/1715Z TN09/1703Z
TEMPO 1615/1620 4000 -RADZ BR BKN011 OVC020
BECMG 1620/1622 4000 -DZ BR BKN007 OVC015
TEMPO 1700/1709 0700 DZ FG BKN003 OVC010
BECMG 1704/1706 28010KT
BECMG 1709/1711 9999 NSW FEW010 BKN025
  1. Thu 15:00Z to Thu 20:00ZPrevailing
    MVFR
    • Wind 220° (SW) at 8kt
    • Visibility 10 km or more
    • Cloud: scattered at 1,000ft, broken at 2,000ft
  2. Thu 15:00Z to Thu 20:00ZTemporary
    IFR
    • Visibility 4000 m
    • Light rain, light drizzle, mist
    • Cloud: broken at 1,100ft, overcast at 2,000ft
  3. Thu 20:00Z to Fri 04:00ZBecoming
    IFR
    • Wind 220° (SW) at 8kt
    • Visibility 4000 m
    • Light drizzle, mist
    • Cloud: broken at 700ft, overcast at 1,500ft
  4. Fri 00:00Z to Fri 09:00ZTemporary
    LIFR
    • Visibility 700 m
    • Drizzle, fog
    • Cloud: broken at 300ft, overcast at 1,000ft
  5. Fri 04:00Z to Fri 09:00ZBecoming
    IFR
    • Wind 280° (W) at 10kt
    • Visibility 4000 m
    • Light drizzle, mist
    • Cloud: broken at 700ft, overcast at 1,500ft
  6. Fri 09:00Z to Fri 15:00ZBecoming
    MVFR
    • Wind 280° (W) at 10kt
    • Visibility 10 km or more
    • NSW
    • Cloud: few at 1,000ft, broken at 2,500ft
Daylight & performance

Sunrise

03:45Z

Sunset

23:24Z

Daylight

19h 40m

Pressure alt

-334 ft

Density alt

-893 ft

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Can I fly from Reykjavík Domestic Airport today?

Raw weather is only half the answer. Set your own minima once, and Threshold runs this same METAR and TAF against your limits, then pins a verdict to your Lock Screen and flips it the moment conditions move.

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Common questions

Does Reykjavík Domestic Airport (BIRK) issue a METAR?

Yes. Reykjavík Domestic Airport issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.

What is a personal minima?

Your own line in the sand: the cloudbase, visibility, wind, crosswind and gust limits you will not fly below. Threshold stores yours and checks live weather against them, so the go/no-go call is yours, made once, not guessed every time.

Where does this weather come from?

Live METAR and TAF from public aviation weather feeds, updated about every 10 minutes. Always confirm against your official pre-flight brief.