Keflavik International Airport is the airport of choice for major aircraft manufacturers to conduct maximum crosswind performance demonstration flights. Periodical continuous strong winds, the layout and angle of its 01-19 and 10-28 runways make the airport unique for crosswind testing. The airport is operated by ISAVIA, the national Airport and Air Navigation Service provider of Iceland. Crosswind test flights are subject to a special application process and permission to be granted by ISAVIA.
The precondition for permission for test flights to be granted by ISAVIA is that the applicant concerned demonstrates that the test flight does not present any increased risk to the aerodrome.
Average wind speed at Keflavík Airport is relatively high in the wintertime during November through March. Storms are more likely during the high winter period December through February. The average wind-gust measured during storms is 57,6KT.
Keflavik Airport is a public aerodrome operation 24/7. BIKF is the only aerodrome in its size category in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. It has an important emergency and safety role for the North Atlantic crossing air traffic in case of lack of alternate airports in close proximity.
Keflavik Airport has a noise monitoring system at runway 01/19 and 10/28 which are located adjacent to the town of Reykjanesbær with a population of 20.000 taking note of non-standard flights. Touch and go's or low approaches are not allowed for runway 10/28 between 22:00 and 07:00 hours.
Keflavik Airport commercial and civilian air traffic, IFR/VFR training and military movements have daily peak periods, two or three times a day. In order not to cause disruption to the HUB traffic at BIKF, a test aircraft can be instructed to fly to VFR holding points established for test flight aircraft to hold, east, west, north or south of the point.
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