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UPDATE: Effective 1 March 2024, BIAR requires a Tier 2 endorsement to control.All existing S2 controllers, as well as any students currently in S2 training who have already been trained on BIAR, will automatically receive this endorsement. New S2 students must...

Akureyri Tower (BIAR_TWR) provides clearance delivery, ground, and tower control. As of 20th March 2024, all departing aircraft shall receive a standard IFR clearance; no oceanic clearances are to be issued. This page only covers the "normal" aerodrome-level...

Akureyri Tower is unique within Iceland, in that it is the only TWR unit which also provides an approach control service within the Akureyri TMA. Akureyri TMA The Akureyri TMA has a lower limit of 3000ft and an upper limit of 7000ft. It overlies the Akurey...

Full List of ATS Positions Coordination Name VATSIM Logon Radio Callsign Frequency South 1 (S1) BIRD_S1_CTR Reykjavik Control 119.700 South 2 (S2) BIRD_S2_CTR 125.700 South 3 (S3) ...

The South sector directly overlies Iceland, containing the majority of the Icelandic Domestic Area. It is bordered by the Shanwick OCA to the South. Airspace Classification Excluding TMAs, CTRs, and ATZs, the South sector is classified as: Class A from:...

The East sector overlies the Faroe Islands, and contains a small portion of the Icelandic Domestic Area. It is bordered by Scottish FIR (EGPX), Stavanger ACC (ENSV) of Polaris FIR, and Bodo OFIR (Oceanic FIR). It also shares a small border (on the Wester...

The West sector overlies central Greenland, including Kangarlussuaq airport (BGSF), the largest commercial airport in Greenland. It is surrounded by Gander OCA to the South, as well as Gander domestic FIR and Edmonton FIR to the East. Airspace Classificatio...

The following page lists information and procedures applicable to the entire Faxi TMA, i.e., both Keflavik & Reykjavik Approach. List of ATS Positions Coordination Name VATSIM Logon Radio Callsign Frequency Keflavik Approach (...

Keflavik Approach (BIKF_APP) provides approach control service to all aircraft within the Keflavik (KF) sector of the Faxi TMA, and area control service to aircraft transiting the KF sector of the TMA. Keflavik APP also bandboxes the RK sector of the TMA when ...

Reykjavik Approach (BIRK_APP) provides approach control service for all aircraft in the Reykjavik (RK) sector of Faxi TMA. If Reykjavik Approach is offline, Keflavik Approach (BIKF_APP) bandboxes the RK sectors and performs these responsibilities. Arrivals ...

Visual Flight Rules (VFR) governs flights operating in Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) – i.e., conditions in which flight solely by visual reference is possible. Unlike IFR flights, which follow a set routing, VFR flights generally navigate at the pilo...

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

In Iceland, plans are required for all VFR flights entering controlled airspace (which includes aircraft departing/arriving controlled aerodromes), as well as all VFR flights at night. VFR flight plans on VATSIM are filed using VATSIM’s standard ICAO-format f...

A standard traffic circuit consists of four legs: crosswind, downwind, base, and final. In general, a standard traffic circuit is a left-hand circuit at 1000ft AGL. (This is general common practice, and is in fact a rule in Iceland.) Certain aerodromes, ho...

First Contact (Ground) On first contact with a VFR departure, Ground should assign them a squawk code, provide the local QNH (together with startup clearance, if the aircraft requires it), and ask for their intentions. Ground should coordinate any VFR flight...

If a VFR aircraft is entering the CTR controlled airspace, the transferring unit (i.e., the ATS unit currently responsible for the aircraft) will coordinate their arrival beforehand. In heavy traffic situations, one may make requests to the transferring unit ...

Traffic Information In most cases, VFR aircraft are expected to maintain their own separation from other traffic, using traffic information provided by ATC. Thus, providing accurate traffic information to VFR pilots is critical to help them safely maintain th...

VFR Cruising Levels From 3000ft – FL195, VFR aircraft are allocated cruising levels separated by 1000ft, following the East/West semi-circular rule plus 500FT (i.e., Eastbound VFR flights fly at odd thousands of ft + 500FT, and Westbound VFR flights fly at ev...

Normally, on VATSIM, the Reykjavik CTA operates under the principle of “free flow,” meaning there are no restrictions on aircrafts’ movements, departures, or arrivals. However, during periods of heavy traffic, flow control measures may be imposed to reduce the...

Concorde at Keflavik (BIKF) in 1977. Concorde, the world’s only successful supersonic airliner, was retired two decades ago in real life. However, in the skies of VATSIM, she lives on in the hands of an increasing number of nostalgic pilots, thanks to addons ...