Ash clouds 2011

[Rockville]

IJsland sluit luchtruim na vulkaanuitbarsting

REYKJAVIK - IJsland heeft zijn luchtruim zondag tijdelijk gesloten na de uitbarsting van de vulkaan Grimsvötn in het zuidoosten van het land.
Dat heeft de luchtvaartautoriteit Isavia zondag gemeld.

ANP,
Uitgegeven: 22 mei 2011 10:52
Laatst gewijzigd: 22 mei 2011 10:55

Iceland has closed it's airspace, after the eruption of a vulcano.

[Roel]

Volcanic eruption in Iceland update @ 1415 UTC

CFMU have been adviced by Icelandic met office that there has been a volcanic eruption of volcano Grimsvotn in Iceland at 20110521 1900Z. The plume hight estimated by radar 15-17 km.

ASH CLOUD IS EXPECTED TO REACH NORTH SCOTLAND ON TUEDSDAY 24TH MAY.
IF VOLCANIC EMISSIONS CONTINUE WITH SAME INTENSITY CLOUD MIGHT
REACH WEST FRENCH AIRSPACE AND NORTH SPAIN ON THURSDAY 26TH MAY.

NO AIRSPACE CLOSURES ARE EXPECTED FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW EXCEPT IN ICELANDIC AIRSPACE/AERODROMES.

. ALL ICELANDIC A/D'S ARE CLOSED UNTIL 1900 UTC ON 22ND MAY, AND IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT THEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE CLOSED.

. NEXT TELECONFERENCE IS PLANNED AT 0800 UTC ON 23RD MAY.

. IN THE MEANTIME AIRCRAFT OPERATORS ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO CLOSELY MONITOR ALL RELEVANT NOTAMS AND THE ASH CONCENTRATION CHARTS ON http://WWW.METOFFICE.GOV.UK FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND UPDATES.

KRGDS ROEL