Special Airspace

There are several special airspace areas in Iceland, including recreational, training, prohibited, and restricted areas. In general, most are uncontrolled, but some are near or underly controlled airspace.

For aircraft flying to such areas, one may adapt typical VFR phraseology as needed. For example:

🎧 (TF-)ISN, right turn towards Austursvaedi, 1500ft, winds 170 degrees 8 knots, Runway 19, cleared for takeoff.

Some regions require ATC approval to enter. In such cases, provided there is no reason the aircraft may not enter that airspace, TWR may tell aircraft they are “cleared to enter [NAME OF AREA]”

Once the aircraft is approaching a special airspace area, then one should:

See the Iceland AIP, ENR 5 (particularly 5.1 and 5.2) for information regarding such areas.


Revision #12
Created 15 September 2023 03:38:43 by Jonathan Fong (1308253)
Updated 4 May 2024 04:08:13 by Jonathan Fong (1308253)