METAR & TAF for Reykjavík Domestic Airport
Live aviation weather for BIRK, decoded in plain English. Elevation 48ft, runways 01/19, 13/31.
METAR BIRK 151500Z 21003KT 9999 BKN045 04/M05 Q0998
Observed 50 min ago
Wind
210° (SSW) at 3kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Broken at 4,500ft
Temperature
4°C / -5°C dew
Humidity
52%
QNH
998 hPa
TAF BIRK 151332Z 1515/1615 33008KT 9999 FEW020 BKN030 TX08/1606Z TN02/1515Z BECMG 1518/1520 21010KT -SHRA SCT014 BKN018 TEMPO 1520/1615 23020KT SHRA BKN014
- Thu 15:00Z to Thu 18:00ZPrevailingMVFR
- Wind 330° (NNW) at 8kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 2,000ft, broken at 3,000ft
- Thu 18:00Z to Fri 15:00ZBecomingMVFR
- Wind 210° (SSW) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Light rain showers
- Cloud: scattered at 1,400ft, broken at 1,800ft
- Thu 20:00Z to Fri 15:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Wind 230° (SW) at 20kt
- Rain showers
- Cloud: broken at 1,400ft
Sunrise
08:18Z
Sunset
18:11Z
Daylight
9h 53m
Pressure alt
506 ft
Density alt
-694 ft
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.
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.