Keflavik GND

Keflavik Ground (BIKF_GND, as well as BIKF_2_GND if online) is responsible for controlling the aprons and taxiways at BIKF.

Parking Locations

There are two main distinct parking areas on the aerodrome:

• Terminal Apron, also known as the "North Apron." There are two distinct sub-areas of the Terminal Apron:
  • Maintenance Area – This is a separate small apron on the Western end of the complex.
  • Terminal Remote East Apron - This recently opened remote parking expansion consists of the area east of N13 holding point.
    
• East Apron - Primarily a freight and large aircraft apron, also used for business jets (the Southern end of the East Apron hosts the FBOs) and helicopters.
  

Not all sceneries will have the Terminal Remote East Apron, or some of BIKF's newer taxiways such as Taxiway M and M1.

There is also the Western Complex, which is used exclusively by military fast jets operating in support of the Icelandic Air Policing mission.

The following table describes specific parking locations for specific types of flights.

Flight Type	Parking Location
Scheduled Passenger (Schengen Area)	Stands 1-6 (Terminal Apron)
Scheduled Passenger (Other)	Stands 7-14 (Terminal Apron)* Terminal Remote East Apron
Cargo	Terminal Remote West Apron East Apron
General Aviation	East Apron
Military	Western Complex

Note:

• Aircraft larger than Class D with a wingspan of 171’/52m or more are not allowed to taxi via S1 to and from the East Apron, and south of stand 111 on the East Apron.
• Aircraft parked on stands 11 & 14 must push back onto taxiway N.
• De-icing, if required, takes place on stand.
  • There is a run-up area on a pad connected to taxiway N3/N2.
    

Terminal Apron

As the Terminal Apron features some unique procedures, the following section is dedicated to them.

Entry Points

There are three entry points into the Terminal Apron – N12, N13, and N14. For aircraft entering the Terminal Apron, GND should specify which entry point the aircraft should leave or enter the apron from – e.g., “taxi via N12, N…”

Departing aircraft leaving the apron may be instructed to hold short of N12/13/14 if N itself is occupied by other taxiing traffic. Similarly, arriving aircraft may be instructed to give way to aircraft entering N from N12/13/14.

Tug Release Points

There are tug release points on the Terminal (North) Apron. WhileAny aircraft pushing back on the Terminal Apron shall be assigned a release point for their use is standard IRL, due to limitations of some simulator software and the availability of addons, on VATSIM they are only used/assigned on pilot request.pushback.

Stand No.	Standard Release Point	Overflow Release Point	Stand No.	Standard Release Point	Overflow Release Point
1, 3, 5, 7, 46	9	10	12, 77	7	5, 6
9, 40, 42, 44	10	9, 11	76, 78	4	3, 2
11, 14	8	11	74	3	2, 4
2, 4, 6, 8	5	4, 6	70, 71, 72, 73	1	2
62, 63, 65	12	11	75	2	1
10, 79	6	5, 7	55, 57, 59, 61	13	—

NOTICE: As per BIKF NOTAM A0646/23, stands 4 and 6 have had their standard release point changed to release point 6. When this is officially reflected in the AIP, the above table will be updated.

Aircraft must not be cleared to push to a tug release point that is occupied. If the standard release point is occupied, GND should utilize the overflow release points in the order listed above.

If a pilot is pushing to the standard release point designated for their stand, then GND does not have to state the tug release point in the push & start clearance. However, if they are pushing to an overflow release point, or if the pilot asks which release point they should use, then GND may state the release point in the pushback clearance. For example:

🎧 ICE502, push & start approved, release point 5, QNH 1024.

A380 Ground Movement

Due to the massive size & wingspan of A380s, specific taxiways have been designated for A380 ground movement.

A380s may only be taxied on the yellow taxiways marked above, and should only be parked at the A380 parking area on the East Apron (stand 120.) A380s are also expected to use the A380 holding position for RWY 01, parallel to the typical E1 holding point for RWY 01 (see bottom of the chart).

Controllers may also consider strategically taxiing or backtracking aircraft via the runways to shorten A380s’ taxi distance.

Secondary GND Position

BIKF has an overflow aerodrome frequency, which for VATSIM purposes has the login callsign BIKF_2_GND.

BIKF_2_GND may relieve any of the usual responsibilities of either BIKF_GND or BIKF_TWR. BIKF_2_GND may only be opened with the approval of the existing BIKF_GND (if performing Ground responsibilities) or BIKF_TWR (if performing Tower responsibilities) controllers.

BIKF_2_GND may adopt the callsign “Keflavik Ground” or “Keflavik Tower,” depending on whether it is performing Ground or Tower responsibilities.