Medium Regional Airport • Yellowknife, NT, Canada
Elevation: 675 ft (206 m) • 62.4628, -114.4400
Yellowknife International Airport (CYZF / YZF) is a medium regional airport serving Yellowknife, NT, Canada, situated at an elevation of 675 ft (206 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 15.6° East. The airport has 4 runways, with the longest measuring 7,500 feet.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR CYZF 021000Z 11004KT 15SM FEW060 06/02 A3046 RMK SC1 SC TR SLP328
TAF CYZF 020840Z 0209/0312 15006KT P6SM FEW060 FEW120 BECMG 0209/0211 VRB03KT BECMG 0216/0218 26006KT FM021800 26006KT P6SM SCT080 BECMG 0301/0303 18005KT RMK NXT FCST BY 021200Z
| Designator | Length | Width | Surface | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 5,000 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 116° |
| 16 | 7,500 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 176° |
| 28 | 5,000 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 294° |
| 34 | 7,500 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 356° |
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