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Single Engine VFR Routes (BIKF and BIRK)

Five VFR routes are published within the BIKF & BIRK CTRs.CTRs for single-engine fixed wing aircraft. These are pre-defined routes for single-engine aircraft that follow designated visual reporting points (VRP) on the ground.

The VFR routes are for single-engine fixed-wing aircraft ONLY. Multi-engine aircraftaircraft, and helicopters, should NOT be cleared onto the VFR routes!

The routes are defined as follows:

  • Route 1 “Videyhouse”:  Videyhouse - Lundey - Brimnes - Tangi (in Hofsvik)
  • Route 2 “Gufunes”: Gufunes - Tungubakkar (BIMS)

Route 2 is ONLY for aircraft to/from Tungubakkar airfield (BIMS)!

  • Route 3 “Gullinbru": Gullinbru - Langavatn
  • Route 4 “Vifilsstadir”: Vifilsstadir - Vegamot
  • Route 6 “Straumsvik”: Gardachurch - Aluminium Factory - Kuagerdi - Seltjorn - Patterson

While each route has a name, they are typically referred to by their numbers, e.g., "route 6," in radio communications.

All routes are flown at 1500ft, except route 6 which is flown at 1000ft. All routes are bidirectional, and have a maximum speed of 120 KTS.

Preferred Routes (BIRK)

When certain runways are active at BIRK, certain routes are preferred for departures and arrivals. In general, route 4 is preferred for inbound traffic from the East, and route 3 is preferred for outbound traffic to the East.

This is reversed when RWY 19 is in use — i.e., route 3 is preferred for inbounds from the East, and route 4 is preferred for outbounds to the East.

Inbound and Outbound Routes (BIRK)

BIRK also has defined inbound and outbound routes, which single-engine aircraft are to follow when joining the circuit from a VFR route, or leaving the circuit to join a VFR route respectively. These routes are reflected in the diagrams below.

RWY 01
 RWY 13

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RWY 19
 RWY 31

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VATSIM pilots are often unfamiliar with these inbound and outbound routes. Therefore, while not required, it can often be helpful to explicitly describe the inbound/outbound route to the pilot, for example "from Vifilstadir join base runway 31."

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