That is true. KEF (ISAVIA) is making a mess of this resurfacing project. It took at least 5 months last summer to resurface approximately 2000m of rwy 19/01. The contractor allegedly only working 8-10 hrs a day (which were the terms of the tender) while operators into KEF were "bleeding" for that with delays on gnd/in air, longer taxi times, etc. Besides the new asphalt appears uneven and not up to standard, with snow clearing crews repeatedly having difficulties working it up to a sufficient braking coefficient compared to the old surface that is still in place. But maybe thats could always be the case with new asphalt on rwys.
Originally Posted by
barry lloyd
As a matter of interest, what would they file as the alternate for BIKF?
Reykjavik (BIRK), Akureyri (BIAR) and Egilstadir (BIEG) are the other airports in Iceland to accommodate a B737.
Reykjavik is close to BIKF with longest rwy 1550m. Akureyri has a 2400m rwy in a fjord at the north coast. High terrain and no precision approach. Egilstadir has around 2000m rwy but with high terrain as well and ILS and RNAV approaches.
After that its just Scotland....