Small General Aviation Airport • Colville Lake, NT, Canada
Elevation: 870 ft (265 m) • 67.0202, -126.1284
Tommy Kochon Airport (CYVL / YCK) is a small general aviation airport serving Colville Lake, NT, Canada, situated at an elevation of 870 ft (265 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 19.2° East.
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CLOUD PROFILE
METAR CYVL 222200Z AUTO VRB03KT 9SM CLR 25/04 A2996 RMK SLP154 DENSITY ALT 2200FT
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