Medium Regional Airport • Kamloops, BC, Canada
Elevation: 1,133 ft (345 m) • 50.7030, -120.4486
Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport (CYKA / YKA) is a medium regional airport serving Kamloops, BC, Canada, situated at an elevation of 1,133 ft (345 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 15.3° East. The airport has 4 runways, with the longest measuring 8,000 feet.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR CYKA 211600Z 27015G22KT 40SM FEW090 20/07 A3004 RMK AC1 SLP176 DENSITY ALT 1800FT
TAF CYKA 211240Z 2113/2201 26005KT P6SM FEW090 BECMG 2116/2118 28012KT FM211800 28012G22KT P6SM SCT090 TEMPO 2118/2201 BKN090 RMK NXT FCST BY 211900Z
| Designator | Length | Width | Surface | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 1,875 ft | 49 ft | Asphalt | 61° |
| 09 | 8,000 ft | 148 ft | Asphalt | 103° |
| 23 | 1,875 ft | 49 ft | Asphalt | 241° |
| 27 | 8,000 ft | 148 ft | Asphalt | 283° |
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