Reykjavik Airport

BIRK · Capital Region, Iceland

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 010° Reykjavik Airport 1/19
Wind: 11 kt, 4 beaufort

11 kt

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CAVOK
METAR BIRK 281700Z 01011KT CAVOK 04/M07 Q1003

METAR Reykjavik Airport - BIRK/RKV

Reykjavik Airport is a midsized airport in Capital Region, Iceland. The airport is located at latitude 64.12953 and longitude -21.94080. The airport has 2 runways: 1/19 and 13/31. The ICAO airport code of this field is BIRK. The airport's IATA code is RKV. The airport is in the Reykjavik FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Reykjavik Airport on March 28, 2024 17:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 010° with a speed of 11 kt.

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more. Furthermore, there can't be fog, precipitation nor other significant weather.

The temperature is 4 °C, with a wind chill of -2 °C. The dew point is -7 °C, the relative humidity is 45%. The air pressure at sea level is 1003 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 20:07. This applies to Reykjavik Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +0 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
1/19 355°-175° 3 kt 11 kt 26 %
13/31 116°-296° 11 kt 3 kt 96 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 4 °C
Dewpoint -7 °C
Rel. humidity 45%
Wind chill -2 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:57
Midday
13:32
Sunset
20:07 (2:59h)

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