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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
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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
METAR CYGL 250300Z 10010KT 15SM FEW230 M26/M30 A2966 RMK CI1 SLP074
Decoded METAR for La Grande Rivière airport CYGL YGL
METAR issued by CYGL on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 03:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 3 days and 75 hours and -4282 minutes ago.
visibility is 24km = 15sm.
The temperature is -26°C = -15°F, dew point is -30°C = -22°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 69 %.
QNH is 1004hPa = 29.66inHg
Wind 19km/h = 10kt, direction is 100°.
Clouds : few clouds at 23000ft = 7010m.
Remarks : CI1 Sea Level Pressure SLP=074
TAF for La Grande Rivière airport CYGL YGL
CYGL 242340Z 2500/2524 11005KT P6SM FEW008 SCT240 BECMG 2504/2506 BKN150 FM250600 10005KT P6SM SCT006 BKN150 PROB30 2506/2509 2SM BR BKN006 FM251100 10008KT P6SM FEW012 OVC120 FM251500 10009KT P6SM -SN SCT012 OVC080 FM251700 10009KT 4SM -SN BKN012 OVC060 FM251900 11008KT 2SM -SN BKN006 OVC020 RMK NXT FCST BY 250600Z
Decoded TAF for La Grande Rivière airport CYGL YGL
TAF issued by CYGL on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 23:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 3 days and 6 hours and 58 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, February 24, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 24, 2026 à 04:00 heure UTC
2500/2524 11005KT P6SM FEW008 SCT240
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 110°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 800ft = 240m scattered clouds at 24000ft = 7320m
becoming from Wednesday, February 25, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 25, 2026 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 2504/2506 BKN150
broken at 15000ft = 4570m
from Wednesday, February 25, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 25, 2026 à 11:00 heure UTC
FM250600 10005KT P6SM SCT006 BKN150
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 100°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 600ft = 180m broken at 15000ft = 4570m
probability of 30% to have from Wednesday, February 25, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 25, 2026 à 09:00 heure UTC
PROB30 2506/2509 2SM BR BKN006
Visibility is 3km = 2sm.
mist
broken at 600ft = 180m
from Wednesday, February 25, 2026 à 11:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 25, 2026 à 15:00 heure UTC
FM251100 10008KT P6SM FEW012 OVC120
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 100°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 1200ft = 370m overcast at 12000ft = 3660m
from Wednesday, February 25, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 25, 2026 à 17:00 heure UTC
FM251500 10009KT P6SM -SN SCT012 OVC080
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 100°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
light snow
scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m overcast at 8000ft = 2440m
from Wednesday, February 25, 2026 à 17:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 25, 2026 à 19:00 heure UTC
FM251700 10009KT 4SM -SN BKN012 OVC060
wind 9kt = 17km/h, direction is 100°
Visibility is 6km = 4sm.
light snow
broken at 1200ft = 370m overcast at 6000ft = 1830m
from Wednesday, February 25, 2026 à 19:00 heure TU to Wednesday, February 25, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM251900 11008KT 2SM -SN BKN006 OVC020
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 110°
Visibility is 3km = 2sm.
light snow
broken at 600ft = 180m overcast at 2000ft = 610m
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
