Special Airspace

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

Occasionally, aircraft may requestintend theto usefly ofto thesesuch areas.

In such cases, one may adapt typical VFR phraseology,phraseology. forFor example:

🎧 (TF-)ISN, right turn to the Southwest towards Vestursvaedi, 1500ft, winds 190 degrees 19 knots, Runway 19, cleared for takeoff.

If a special airspace area lies within, or just bordering, a CTR, then one may ask them to report approaching the airspace area (e.g., “report approaching Vestursvaedi”) instead of reporting leaving the control zone.

Once the aircraft reports approaching a special airspace area, then one may inform them “frequency change approved.” This means they should monitor UNICOM, as well as maintain listening watch on any other frequencies (as required by some restricted areas).

If TWRATC gives permission for an aircraft to enter/pass through a special airspace area,area which requires ATC approval, or if any aircraft inform TWRATC that they are operating in an area that doesrequires not require permissionthem to entry,notify ATC, then TWRATC should notifyadd appropriate text to the ATIS as required by local operating procedures indicating that traffic is active in that area. E.g., "GLIDERS OPERATING AT SANDSKEID."

One should additionally coordinate with relevant APPneighboring unit.ATC (e.g., TWR with APP) to notify them of traffic known to be in certain areas.

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