METAR & TAF for Keflavik International Airport
Live aviation weather for BIKF, decoded in plain English. Elevation 171ft, runways 01/19, 10/28.
METAR BIKF 171100Z 27010KT 8000 -DZ BR SCT006 BKN012 11/10 Q1026
Observed 28 min ago
Wind
270° (W) at 10kt
Visibility
8km
Weather
Light drizzle, mist
Cloud
Scattered at 600ft, Broken at 1,200ft
Temperature
11°C / 10°C dew
Humidity
94%
QNH
1026 hPa
TAF BIKF 171054Z 1712/1812 27010KT 9999 SCT007 BKN013 TX12/1715Z TN09/1803Z BECMG 1712/1714 SCT020 TEMPO 1723/1805 2000 DZ BR BKN004 BECMG 1805/1807 20008KT 2500 -DZRA BR OVC004 TEMPO 1809/1812 0600 DZ FG OVC002
- Fri 12:00Z to Sat 12:00ZPrevailingMVFR
- Wind 270° (W) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 700ft, broken at 1,300ft
- Fri 12:00Z to Sat 05:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 270° (W) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft
- Fri 23:00Z to Sat 05:00ZTemporaryLIFR
- Visibility 2000 m
- Drizzle, mist
- Cloud: broken at 400ft
- Sat 05:00Z to Sat 12:00ZBecomingLIFR
- Wind 200° (SSW) at 8kt
- Visibility 2500 m
- Light drizzle, light rain, mist
- Cloud: overcast at 400ft
- Sat 09:00Z to Sat 12:00ZTemporaryLIFR
- Visibility 600 m
- Drizzle, fog
- Cloud: overcast at 200ft
Sunrise
03:52Z
Sunset
23:22Z
Daylight
19h 29m
Pressure alt
-211 ft
Density alt
-741 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.