Due to the volcanic eruption and necessary emergency and investigative flights, the Icelandic Transport Authority, at the request of the Civil Protection Coordination Centre, has prohibited all drone flights over Grindavík and surrounding areas within the following coordinates:
63°52'24"N 022°28'20"W, 63°53'17"N 022°28'20"W, 63°55'47"N 022°25'52"W, 63°55'50"N 022°19'13"W, 63°53'43"N 022°19'00"W, 63°52'00"N 022°22'50"W.

The ban applies to an area designated as BIR65, extending from the surface (SFC) up to 1500 feet above mean sea level (AMSL). Additional restrictions apply to the BIR4 area, covering a radius of 2 nautical miles around coordinates 63°53'22"N 022°22'38"W, with an altitude restriction between 1500 and 2500 feet AMSL.

The ban is valid until midnight, 31 December 2024.

Requests for exemptions should be submitted to the Civil Protection Coordination Centre via email at info@sst.is or phone at 831-1644.

For further information, please contact Keflavik or Reykjavik Tower. See also updated NOTAM A0884/24 and A0883/24 as well as SUP 11/2024.