The Icelandic Met Office has raised its aviation warning level near the Bardarbunga volcano to red after an eruption began overnight.
Scientists said a fissure eruption 1km long started in a lava field north of the Vatnajokull glacier.
Civil protection officials said Icelandic Air Traffic Control had closed the airspace above the eruption up to a height of 18,000ft (5,500m).
The volcano has been hit by several recent tremors.
No volcanic ash has thus far been detected but a coast guard aircraft is due to take off later to survey the site.
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