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La Grande Rivière airport (Canada)
La Grande Rivière airport is located near La Grande Rivière, with Chisasibi at 26mi↑, Wemindji at 66mi↑, Eastmain at 101mi↑, Kuujjuarapik at 115mi↑, Nemiscau at 144mi↑, Nord-du-Québec at 164mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of La Grande Rivière airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYGL
- IATA code : YGL
- Local code : -
Elevation : 195 m = 640ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 13/31 : 1981m = 6499ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
Coming to La Grande Rivière airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- La Grande Rivière airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Chisasibi airport at 51mi : book on Trip.com
- La Grande-3 airport at 62mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for La Grande Rivière airport CYGL YGL
METAR for La Grande Rivière airport CYGL YGL
CYGL 021700Z 16008KT 15SM OVC220 M11/M13 A2989 RMK CI8 SLP143
Decoded METAR for La Grande Rivière airport CYGL YGL
METAR issued by CYGL on Monday, February 2, 2026 at 17:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 22 hours and 38 minutes ago.
visibility is 24km = 15sm.
The temperature is -11°C = 12°F, dew point is -13°C = 9°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85 %.
QNH is 1012hPa = 29.89inHg
Wind 15km/h = 8kt, direction is 160°.
Clouds : overcast at 22000ft = 6710m.
Remarks : CI8 Sea Level Pressure SLP=143
TAF for La Grande Rivière airport CYGL YGL
CYGL 021740Z 0218/0318 16008KT P6SM FEW140 BKN220 FM022000 16006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN100 TEMPO 0220/0304 5SM -SN BKN015 BKN100 PROB30 0300/0304 2SM -SN OVC008 FM030400 24005KT P6SM SCT006 BKN015 BKN100 PROB30 0304/0314 BKN006 OVC015 FM031400 26007KT P6SM BKN020 BKN100 RMK NXT FCST BY 030000Z
Decoded TAF for La Grande Rivière airport CYGL YGL
TAF issued by CYGL on Monday, February 2, 2026 at 17:40 UTC, issued 21 hours and 58 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, February 2, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Monday, February 2, 2026 à 20:00 heure UTC
0218/0318 16008KT P6SM FEW140 BKN220
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 14000ft = 4270m broken at 22000ft = 6710m
from Monday, February 2, 2026 à 20:00 heure TU to Monday, February 2, 2026 à 04:00 heure UTC
FM022000 16006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN100
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m broken at 10000ft = 3050m
temporarily from Monday, February 2, 2026 à 20:00 heure TU to Monday, February 2, 2026 à 04:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0220/0304 5SM -SN BKN015 BKN100
Visibility is 8km = 5sm.
light snow
broken at 1500ft = 460m broken at 10000ft = 3050m
probability of 30% to have from Monday, February 2, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Monday, February 2, 2026 à 04:00 heure UTC
PROB30 0300/0304 2SM -SN OVC008
Visibility is 3km = 2sm.
light snow
overcast at 800ft = 240m
from Monday, February 2, 2026 à 04:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 14:00 heure UTC
FM030400 24005KT P6SM SCT006 BKN015 BKN100
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 600ft = 180m broken at 1500ft = 460m broken at 10000ft = 3050m
probability of 30% to have from Monday, February 2, 2026 à 04:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 14:00 heure UTC
PROB30 0304/0314 BKN006 OVC015
broken at 600ft = 180m overcast at 1500ft = 460m
from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 14:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM031400 26007KT P6SM BKN020 BKN100
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 2000ft = 610m broken at 10000ft = 3050m
NOTAM for La Grande Rivière airport
Around La Grande Rivière airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Chisasibi
- MoMA (New York) at 906mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 952mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 3291mi↑
- Paris at 3292mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 3293mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 3337mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 3357mi↑
- Bordeaux at 3357mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 3357mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 3357mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 3370mi↑
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 3371mi↑
- for La Grande Rivière airport at 0mi↑
- for La Grande airport at 3mi↑
- for Chisasibi airport at 51mi↑
nearest airports to La Grande Rivière airport (Canada)
- La Grande airport ( CA-0198) at 3mi↑defunct airport
- Chisasibi airport ( YKU CSU2) at 51mi↑
- Fort George airport ( CA-0134) at 55mi↑defunct airport
- La Grande-3 airport (CYAD YAR ) at 62mi↑NOTAM
- Wemindji airport (CYNC YNC ) at 63mi↑NOTAM
- Eleonore airport ( CEL8) at 92mi↑
- Eastmain River airport (CZEM ZEM ) at 102mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Cape Jones airport ( CA-0079) at 107mi↑defunct airport
- Opinaca airport ( YOI ) at 107mi↑
- Poste Lemoyne (Complex Lg-3) heliport ( CSY6) at 110mi↑
- Kuujjuarapik airport (CYGW YGW ) at 114mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Nemiscau airport (CYHH YNS ) at 149mi↑NOTAM
- Waskaganish airport (CYKQ YKQ ) at 155mi↑TAF NOTAM
- Moosonee airport (CYMO YMO ) at 202mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Moosonee seaplane base ( CNB7) at 205mi↑
- Moose Factory heliport ( CPN3) at 205mi↑
→ 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
