Small General Aviation Airport • Fort Good Hope, NT, Canada
Elevation: 268 ft (82 m) • 66.2407, -128.6478
Fort Good Hope Airport (CYGH / YGH) is a small general aviation airport serving Fort Good Hope, NT, Canada, situated at an elevation of 268 ft (82 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 19.2° East. The airport has 2 runways, with the longest measuring 4,434 feet.
| Designator | Length | Width | Surface | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 4,434 ft | 98 ft | GVL | 92° |
| 25 | 4,434 ft | 98 ft | GVL | 272° |
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