AD 1.2.1 Rescue and fire fighting services

At aerodromes approved for scheduled and/or non- scheduled traffic with aeroplanes carrying passengers, Rescue and Fire Fighting Services and are established in accordance with the regulations for civil aviation.

Note.- For heliports, special rules will apply.

Information about whether there is service and what the extent of that service is, is given on the relevant page for each aerodrome.

Scheduled or non-scheduled traffic with aeroplanes carrying passengers is not allowed to use aerodromes without Rescue and Fire Fighting Services.

Each individual service is categorized according to the table shown below. Temporary changes will be published by NOTAM.

Rescue and Fire Fighting Services
Aerodrome categories / Amounts of water in litres necessary for the production of level B foam.

Aerodrome category	Aeroplane overall length	Maximum fuselage width	Water (L)	Discharge rate foam solution / minute (L)
1	2	3	4	5
1	0m up to but not including 9m	2m	230	230
2	9m up to but not including 12m	2m	670	550
3	12m up to but not including 18m	3m	1 200	900
4	18m up to but not including 24m	4m	2 400	1 800
5	24m up to but not including 28m	4m	5 400	3 000
6	28m up to but not including 39m	5m	7 900	4 000
7	39m up to but not including 49m	5m	12 100	5 300
8	49m up to but not including 61m	7m	18 200	7 200
9	61m up to but not including 76m	7m	24 300	9 000
10	76m up to but not including 90m	8m	32 300	11 200

AD 1.2.2 Snow plan

AD 1.2.2.1 Organization of the runway surface condition reporting and the winter service

Snow clearance, friction improving, runway condition assessment and reporting.

The Aerodrome Operational Service at the aerodromes listed below will conduct the following duties:

Surveillance of the manoeuvring area and apron with a view to noting the presence of ice, snow, slush, frost or water.
Assessment of runway condition when ice, snow, water or slush are present on more than 10% of any runway third according to Global Reporting Format, and for taxiways and aprons when relevant.
Implementation of measures to maintain the usability of the runway, taxiways and aprons.
Reporting of the conditions mentioned in 1. and 2. above.

Winter service is established at all domestic aerodromes with scheduled flight and at international aerodromes.

International aerodromes are:
Akureyri, Egilsstadir, Reykjavik and Keflavik.

Aerodromes with scheduled flights:
Vestmannaeyjar, Hornafjordur, Vopnafjordur, Thorshofn, Husavik, Gjogur, Isafjordur, Bildudalur and Grimsey.

The following priorities have been established for the clearance of movement areas:

Runway in use, associated taxiways and aprons
Taxiways
Aprons and hangar areas
Other runways
Other areas

AD 1.2.2.2 Surveillance of movement areas

The Aerodrome Operational Service monitors the condition of the maneuvering area and the apron within the published aerodrome hours of service. Snow removal is also available upon request outside opening hours.

AD 1.2.2.3 Surface condition assessment methods used

Runway condition is assessed by the runway inspector and reported according to Global Reporting Format (GRF), where contaminant description and the Runway Condition Assessment Matrix (RCAM) define the issued Runway Condition Code (RWYCC) from 0 to 6. A Runway Condition Report (RCR) is issued by SNOWTAM message.

Friction measurements may be used as a supplement to the runway condition assessment considering the relevant restrictions accordingly. Measured friction values are not distributed. Annual friction measurements define if a runway becomses slippery when wet, see AD 1.1.5.

No airport in Iceland has approval for the use of runway contaminant descriptor SPECIALLY PREPEARED WINTER RUNWAY.

AD 1.2.2.4 Actions taken to maintain the usability of movement areas

Snow clearance and measures to improve runway conditions such as braking action will be implemented and maintained as long as conditions at the movement area impede the safety and regularity of air traffic.

Measures will be taken to clear the runways to full width but in special cases conditions may dictate that wide runways be opened temporarily for traffic even if cleared to a width of 30 m only. Snow clearance will not be considered completed until the runway is cleared to full width and snow cleared from runway lights.

Measures to improve braking action Will be implemented when the friction coefficient on runways and taxiways is below the maintenance planning level shown in ICAO Annex 14, Volume I, Attachment A, Section 7.

Improvement of the braking action by spreading sand with grain size of not less than 1 mm and nor exceeding 5 mm will take place. The sand will be spread out to a width of not less than 15 m on each side of the runway centreline.

Chemicals may be used to improve conditions on runways and elsewhere on the movement area at Keflavik airport. Chemicals in use are organic formate salts: KFOR (potassium formate) or NAFO (sodium formate).

Close coordination is between aerodrome operator and the Air Traffic Service provider to ensure compatibility between efficient snow clearance procedures and maximum utilization of the aerodrome.

AD 1.2.2.5 System and means of reporting

Runway Condition Report is according to the Global Reporting Format as defined in EU regulation 139/2014 ICAO Annex 14.

During winter conditions, reports on runway conditions on international aerodromes and aerodromes with scheduled flights (see AD 1.2.2.1) will use SNOWTAM for the reporting.

AD 1.2.2.6 Cases of runway closure

During weather conditions where winter service actions are not effective in providing safe conditions for operation, the airport operations division may close sections of the movement area temporarily.

AD 1.2.2.7 Dissemination of information about runway surface condition

For aerodromes at Akureyri, Egilsstadir, Keflavik, Reykjavik, Vestmannaeyjar, Hornafjordur, Vopnafjordur, Thorshofn, Husavik, Gjogur, Isafjordur, Bildudalur and Grimsey information on surface conditions is transmitted with SNOWTAM.

RWY Condition Report is broadcasted through ATIS at Keflavik and Reykjavik airport and available in the preflight information section on the Isavia home page https://ans.isavia.is/en/c-preflight-information, in the Control Tower or AFIS office.

Runway condition assessment is only available in English.
Information concerning other aerodromes may be available at the AIS office but may not be actual. It will therefore remain the responsibility of the pilot-in-command or operator to obtain the necessary information before take-off or landing at such aerodromes.

SNOWTAMS are valid for 8 hours from the time of issue or until a new message is issued. A new SNOWTAM is issued when significant changes occur. Be advised that within the validity period of a SNOWTAM, the information may be outdated and inaccurate outside aerodrome opening hours if significant changes have occurred.

AD 1.2.2.7.1 SNOWTAM

RUNWAY CONDITION ASSESSMENT MATRIX (RCAM) is used to report runway conditions on a contaminated runway.

Contaminant / runway surface condition descriptors

All permitted runway surface condition descriptors for the runway condition report are presented in the RCAM table:

• STANDING WATER

• WATER ON TOP OF COMPACTED SNOW

• WET

• WET ICE

• WET SNOW

• WET SNOW ON TOP OF COMPACTED SNOW

• WET SNOW ON TOP OF ICE

• COMPACTED SNOW

• DRY SNOW

• DRY SNOW ON TOP OF COMPACTED SNOW

• DRY SNOW ON TOP OF ICE

• FROST (ísl: hrím/héla)

• ICE

• SLIPPERY WET

• SLUSH

• DRY

Icelandic aerodromes are not certified for reporting runway condition descriptor SPECIALLY PREPARED WINTER RUNWAY.

Depth

Contaminant depth is only assessed and reported for the following contaminants. Assessed depth up to and including the following values is reported as this minimum value for the particular runway third:

• DRY SNOW	03
• WET SNOW	03
• SLUSH	03
• STANDING WATER	04

Significant change in depth that initiates a new Runway Condition Report is:

• DRY SNOW	20 mm
• WET SNOW	5 mm
• SLUSH	3 mm
• STANDING WATER	3 mm

Coverage

The runway condition descriptor and -code are only valid for the portion of the runway which has been cleared if the full width or length is not cleared. The coverage is assessed and and reported according to:

Áætluð hula / Estimated Coverage	Skráning / Register
Undir / Under 10%	NR
10 - 25%	25
26 - 50%	50
51 - 75%	75
76 - 100%	100

If the contaminant coverage for a runway third is less than 10%, a RWYCC 6 is generated and no contaminant is reported. If the assessed coverage is 10 – 25%, a RWYCC 6 is generated and the appropriate contaminant is reported.

Upgraded/downgraded information is included in the SNOWTAM situational awareness section when applicable.

When runway is wet without any winter condition the RWY Condition Report is disseminated with ATIS, TWR or AFIS only.

Example:

BIRK 12180548 01 2/5/3 100/75/75 04/03/05 SLUSH/DRY SNOW/DRY SNOW 30
RWY 01 SNOWBANK R15 FM CL. TWY M POOR. APRON POOR.

Phraseology: (Reykjavik Airport issued at 18th of December)
RUNWAY 01 CONDITION REPORT AT 05:48, SURFACE CONDITION CODE: 2, 5, 3,
100 PERCENT 4 MILIMIETERS SLUSH
75 PERCENT 3 MILIMIETERS DRY SNOW
75 PERCENT 5 MILIMIETERS DRY SNOW
RUNWAY WIDTH 30 METRES
RUNWAY 01 SNOWBANK RIGHT 15 METRES FROM CENTRE LINE TAXIWAY MIKE POOR. APRON POOR.

AD 1.2 RESCUE AND FIRE FIGHTING SERVICES AND SNOW PLAN