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Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional airport (Canada)
Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional airport is located near Castlegar, with Ootischenia at 1mi↑, Castlegar at 2mi↑, Crescent Valley at 11mi↑, Fruitvale at 13mi↑, Trail at 14mi↑, Rossland at 17mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYCG
- IATA code : YCG
- Local code : -
Elevation : 495 m = 1624ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 15/33 : 1615m = 5299ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
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Aviation weather for Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional airport CYCG YCG
METAR for Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional airport CYCG YCG
CYCG 050100Z 35007KT 15SM OVC031 06/04 A3046 RMK SC8 LAST STFD OBS/NXT 051400Z SLP332
Decoded METAR for Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional airport CYCG YCG
METAR issued by CYCG on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 01:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 17 hours and 56 minutes ago.
visibility is 24km = 15sm.
The temperature is 6°C = 43°F, dew point is 4°C = 39°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
QNH is 1031hPa = 30.46inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 350°.
Clouds : overcast at 3100ft = 940m.
Remarks : SC8 LAST STFD OBS/NXT 051400Coordinated Universal Time Sea Level Pressure SLP=332
TAF for Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional airport CYCG YCG
CYCG 041840Z 0419/0501 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040 OVC160 PROB30 0419/0420 BKN030 FM042100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 BKN180 FM050000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200 RMK NXT FCST BY 051600Z
Decoded TAF for Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional airport CYCG YCG
TAF issued by CYCG on Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 18:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 16 minutes. weather forecast for 6 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 19:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 21:00 heure UTC
0419/0501 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040 OVC160
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m broken at 4000ft = 1220m overcast at 16000ft = 4880m
probability of 30% to have from Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 19:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 20:00 heure UTC
PROB30 0419/0420 BKN030
broken at 3000ft = 910m
from Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 21:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM042100 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 BKN180
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 5000ft = 1520m broken at 18000ft = 5490m
from Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 4, 2026 à 01:00 heure UTC
FM050000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 5000ft = 1520m broken at 20000ft = 6100m
NOTAM for Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional airport
Around Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Ootischenia
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2155mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 2179mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4774mi↑
- Paris at 4776mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4776mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 4911mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 4911mi↑
- Bordeaux at 4911mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 4911mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 4924mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 4932mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 4933mi↑
- for Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional airport at 0mi↑
- for Castlegar (Tarrys Convention Centre) airport at 7mi↑
- for Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital airport at 14mi↑
nearest airports to Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional airport (Canada)
- Castlegar (Tarrys Convention Centre) heliport ( CCT3) at 7mi↑
- Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital heliport ( CKB3) at 14mi↑
- Trail airport ( YZZ CAD4) at 17mi↑
- Salmo airport ( X-CBG6) at 19mi↑defunct airport
- Nelson (High Terrain Helicopters) heliport ( CHT4) at 19mi↑
- Nelson airport (CZNL ) at 20mi↑NOTAM
- Nelson seaplane base ( CAD8) at 21mi↑
- Johnson airport ( US-7371) at 22mi↑
- Nelson/Baylock Estate heliport ( CYB3) at 24mi↑
- Boundary Substation heliport ( 5WA4) at 25mi↑defunct airport
- Schmidt Ranch airport ( 1WN0) at 26mi↑
- Lowry airport ( US-7370) at 26mi↑defunct airport
- Metaline Radio heliport ( 6WA7) at 28mi↑
- Crown Creek Ranch airport ( US-3149) at 33mi↑
- Crown Creek Ranch airport ( 57WA) at 33mi↑defunct airport
- Avey Field State/Laurier airport ( 69S) at 34mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Canada
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap