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 171300Z 30014KT 8SM BKN010 BKN100 BKN240 16/12 A2988 RMK FU2SC3AC1CI2 AC TR FU SLP123 DENSITY ALT 1000FT
TAF CYZF 171140Z 1712/1818 29010KT 1 1/2SM FU BKN100 TEMPO 1712/1722 6SM FU SCT100 BKN200 FM172200 30008KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1722/1805 5SM FU BECMG 1801/1803 19008KT FM180500 16005KT P6SM SCT020 TEMPO 1805/1817 2SM FU VV020 FM181700 16007KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1817/1818 5SM FU RMK NXT FCST BY 171500Z
| 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