Overview

This site is for SIMULATION USE ONLY.

Charts

Charts can be found on Chartfox.org or on the official Icelandic eAIP.

Frequencies

The stations below cover Reykjavik top-down. Start at the bottom of the list and work your way up.

ID	Callsign (*Radar)	Frequency	Notes
BIRD_S1_CTR	REYKJAVIK Control*	119.700
BIKF_APP	KEFLAVIK Approach*	119.300	Extends to cover BIRK when BIRK_APP is offline.
BIRK_APP	REYKJAVIK Approach*	119.000
BIRK_TWR	REYKJAVIK Tower	118.000	Aerodrome supervisor.
BIRK_I_TWR	REYKJAVIK Information	118.000	Rarely seen on VATSIM. Provides an informational service to traffic in the BIRK CTR. Does not control traffic, however contact with BIRK_I_TWR is required.
BIRK_GND	REYKJAVIK Ground	121.700	If flying outside of Iceland or above FL245, report your requested mach number on initial contact.

Oceanic Procedures

The Reykjavik CTA is oceanic airspace, so oceanic clearance is required when operating within it.

Oceanic clearance is required:

• above FL245 in Iceland,

• above FL285 in Greenland,

• above 7,500ft in the Faroe Islands, or

• when leaving the Iceland, Greenland, or Faroe Islands domestic areas.

When requesting your IFR clearance, provide your requested mach number. Readback the full oceanic clearance, including the mach number and routing.

EZY6941: EZY6941, request clearance to Edinburgh, mach .78, information K.

BIRK_GND: EZY6941, oceanic clearance to Edinburgh, EL1 departure, METIL transition, RATSU BARKU, climb via the SID initially FL290, mach .78, squawk 2635.

EZY6941: Cleared to Edinburgh, EL1 departure, METIL transition then RATSU BARKU, climb via SID initially FL290, mach .78, squawk 2635.

BIRK_GND: Readback correct, info K current, QNH 1002.

EZY6941: QNH 1002, EZY6941.

FLI402: FLI402, request clearance to Vagar, mach .75, information B.

BIRK_GND: FLI402, oceanic clearance to Vagar with a re-route, EL1 departure, METIL transition then direct LARUX then MY, climb via the SID initially FL290, mach .75, squawk 1233.

FLI402: Cleared to Vagar with a re-route, EL1 departure, METIL transition then LARUX MY, climb via SID initially FL290, mach .75, squawk 1233.

BIRK_GND: Readback correct, info B current, QNH 1027.

FLI402: QNH 1027, FLI402.

A mach number is your speed relative to the speed of sound. For example, mach 0.80 relates to 80% of the speed of sound.

Finding your mach number in your Simbrief flight plan

General Aviation

General Aviation usually parks at the hangers on Fluggardar (north of Apron 4, on taxiway Golf).

Startup clearance is only required for aircraft with more than one engine.

Airborne wake separation is not ensured by Tower. Pilots remain fully responsible for maintaining situational awareness and should request a deviation where required. Pilots will be passed traffic information along with wake turbulence warnings where practical.

Expect VFR clearances with Tower at the runway holding point.

Helicopters

Startup clearance is required for helicopters. Helicopters requiring a hover taxi must explicitly request one (for example, "SKN, request hover taxi").

All takeoffs and landings will be performed on the runways unless otherwise advised.

Hovering-on-stand activities require permission from Ground.

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