Small General Aviation Airport • Waskaganish, QC, Canada
Elevation: 80 ft (24 m) • 51.4733, -78.7583
Waskaganish Airport (CYKQ / YKQ) is a small general aviation airport serving Waskaganish, QC, Canada, situated at an elevation of 80 ft (24 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 12.6° West. The airport has 2 runways, with the longest measuring 3,511 feet.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR CYKQ 212100Z 29008KT 260V330 15SM FEW190 SCT250 17/10 A2991 RMK AC1CI4 AC TR LAST STFD OBS/NEXT 201300UTC SLP132 DENSITY ALT 400FT
TAF CYKQ 211445Z 2115/2121 30010KT P6SM FEW010 FEW200 RMK NXT FCST BY 221500Z
| Designator | Length | Width | Surface | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | 3,511 ft | 100 ft | GRAVEL | 62° |
| 24 | 3,511 ft | 100 ft | GRAVEL | 242° |
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