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Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport (Canada)
Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport is located near Kangiqsujuaq, with Kangiqsujuaq at 1mi↑, Quaqtaq at 86mi↑, Kimmirut at 109mi↑, Kangirsuk at 126mi↑, Salluit at 128mi↑, Iqaluit at 184mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYKG
- IATA code : YWB
- Local code : -
Elevation : 153 m = 502ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 15/33 : 1070m = 3510ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
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Aviation weather for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
METAR for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
CYKG 111939Z 25030G38KT 6SM -RA BR SCT022 BKN056 OVC064 16/12 A2952 RMK SC3SC3SC2 VIS S 15 SLP005 DENSITY ALT 1300FT
Decoded METAR for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
METAR issued by CYKG on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 19:39 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 30 hours and -1382 minutes ago.
visibility is 10km = 6sm.
The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 12°C = 54°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
QNH is 1000hPa = 29.52inHg
Wind 56km/h = 30kt with gusts at 70km/h = 38kt, direction is 250°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 2200ft = 670m. broken at 5600ft = 1710m. overcast at 6400ft = 1950m.
light rain
mist
Remarks : SC3SC3SC2 VIS S 15 Sea Level Pressure SLP=005 DENSITY ALT 1300FT
TAF for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
CYKG 111905Z 1119/1121 24030G40KT P6SM SCT020 OVC080 TEMPO 1119/1121 P6SM -SHRA BKN020 OVC080 BECMG 1119/1121 25025G35KT RMK NXT FCST BY 121400Z
Decoded TAF for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
TAF issued by CYKG on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 19:05 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 7 hours and 32 minutes. weather forecast for 2 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Friday, July 11, 2025 à 19:00 heure TU to Friday, July 11, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
1119/1121 24030G40KT P6SM SCT020 OVC080
wind 30kt = 56km/h with gusts at 40kt = 74km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m overcast at 8000ft = 2440m
temporarily from Friday, July 11, 2025 à 19:00 heure TU to Friday, July 11, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1119/1121 P6SM -SHRA BKN020 OVC080
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
light intensity shower rain
broken at 2000ft = 610m overcast at 8000ft = 2440m
becoming from Friday, July 11, 2025 à 21:00 heure TU to Friday, July 11, 2025 à 21:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1119/1121 25025G35KT
wind 25kt = 46km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is 250°
NOTAM for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport
Around Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Kangiqsujuaq
- MoMA (New York) at 1442mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 1501mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 2877mi↑
- Paris at 2878mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 2879mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 2990mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 2990mi↑
- Bordeaux at 2990mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 2990mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 2996mi↑
- Vieux Boucau at 3018mi↑
- Hôtel La Côte d'Argent (Vieux-Boucau) at 3019mi↑
- for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport at 0mi↑
- for Donaldson airport at 46mi↑
- for Purtuniq airport at 68mi↑
nearest airports to Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport (Canada)
- Donaldson airport ( YAU CTP9) at 46mi↑
- Purtuniq airport ( CA-0301) at 68mi↑defunct airport
- Quaqtaq airport (CYHA YQC ) at 85mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Esker Lake airport ( CA-0129) at 90mi↑defunct airport
- Deception airport ( CA-0112) at 93mi↑defunct airport
- Kimmirut airport (CYLC YLC ) at 109mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Kangirsuk airport (CYAS YKG ) at 126mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Salluit airport (CYZG YZG ) at 128mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Iqaluit Water airport ( CA-0617) at 183mi↑defunct airport
- Iqaluit airport (CYFB YFB ) at 184mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
→ 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