METAR & TAF for Keflavik International Airport
Live aviation weather for BIKF, decoded in plain English. Elevation 171ft, runways 01/19, 10/28.
METAR BIKF 151530Z 18005KT 9999 BKN033 04/M01 Q0998
Observed 23 min ago
Wind
180° (S) at 5kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Broken at 3,300ft
Temperature
4°C / -1°C dew
Humidity
70%
QNH
998 hPa
TAF BIKF 151332Z 1515/1615 35010KT 9999 FEW020 BKN030 TX08/1606Z TN03/1515Z BECMG 1516/1518 22010KT BECMG 1518/1520 22020KT -SHRA SCT014 BKN018 TEMPO 1518/1612 SHRA BKN014
- Thu 15:00Z to Thu 16:00ZPrevailingMVFR
- Wind 350° (N) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 2,000ft, broken at 3,000ft
- Thu 16:00Z to Thu 18:00ZBecomingMVFR
- Wind 220° (SW) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 2,000ft, broken at 3,000ft
- Thu 18:00Z to Fri 15:00ZBecomingMVFR
- Wind 220° (SW) at 20kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Light rain showers
- Cloud: scattered at 1,400ft, broken at 1,800ft
- Thu 18:00Z to Fri 12:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Rain showers
- Cloud: broken at 1,400ft
Sunrise
08:20Z
Sunset
18:14Z
Daylight
9h 54m
Pressure alt
629 ft
Density alt
-542 ft
Common questions
Does Keflavik International Airport (BIKF) issue a METAR?
Yes. Keflavik International 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.