Training Areas

BIR2: West Training Area "Vestursvaedi"

Vestursvaedi is a training area southwest of Keflavik that extends from the ground to 2,500ft. Clearance from Keflavik Tower is required before entering Vestursvaedi.

Aircraft that intend to enter Vestursvaedi should include "VEZTI" in their flight plan. Aircraft inside the area must maintain a listening watch on Keflavik Approach's frequency and must respond if called.

Example

BIKF_TWR: SKN, proceed to Vestursvaedi, report approaching VEZTI.

SKN: Proceeding to Vestursvaedi, wilco, SKN.

[...]

SKN: SKN, approaching Vestursvaedi.

BIKF_TWR: SKN, monitor UNICOM 122.800, maintain listening watch on Keflavik Approach 119.300.

SKN: Monitor UNICOM 122.800, maintaining listening watch 119.300, SKN.

[... SKN wants to re-enter the CTR to land ...]

SKN: Keflavik Tower, SKN, overhead VEZTI, 1,300ft, request join to land at Keflavik.

BIKF_TWR: SKN, Keflavik Tower, traffic is an Easyjet A320 on final runway 01, report in sight.

SKN: Traffic in sight, SKN.

BIKF_TWR: SKN, join right base runway 01 as number 2 to the Easyjet, caution wake turbulence, squawk 1234, QNH 1028.

SKN: Joining right base runway 01 as number 2 to the Easyjet, squawk 1234, QNH 1028, SKN.

BIR3: Central Training Area "Midsvaedi"

Midsvaedi is southeast of Reykjavik and extends from the ground to 2,500ft. Clearance from Reykjavik Tower is required before entering Midsvaedi.

Aircraft that intend to enter Midsvaedi should include "MIKOW" in their flight plan. Aircraft inside the area must maintain a listening watch on Reykjavik Approach's frequency and must respond if called.

Remember that Keflavik Approach extends to cover Reykjavik when Reykjavik Approach is offline.

The procedure of requesting access to Midsvaedi is very similar to the one used for Vestursvaedi.