Heliport • Halifax, NS, Canada
Elevation: 144 ft (44 m) • 44.6368, -63.5021
CFB Shearwater Heliport (CYAW) is a heliport serving Halifax, NS, Canada, situated at an elevation of 144 ft (44 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 16.2° West.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR CYAW 221000Z 10004KT 060V130 15SM SCT045 BKN070 BKN100 12/10 A3010 RMK SC3AC2AC2 DENSITY ALT -278FT SLP192
TAF AMD CYAW 220909Z 2209/2221 15005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN070 TEMPO 2209/2211 P6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC070 BECMG 2211/2213 FEW040 FM221300 13008KT P6SM FEW040 TEMPO 2213/2221 BKN040 RMK NXT FCST BY 221200Z
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM