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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
Coming to Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport
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Aviation weather for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
METAR for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
CYKG 192000Z 26031G40KT 15SM DRSN VCBLSN FEW052 M21/M25 A2939 RMK SC2 SLP976
Decoded METAR for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
METAR issued by CYKG on Friday, December 19, 2025 at 20:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 17 hours and 34 minutes ago.
visibility is 24km = 15sm.
The temperature is -21°C = -6°F, dew point is -25°C = -13°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.
QNH is 995hPa = 29.39inHg
Wind 57km/h = 31kt with gusts at 74km/h = 40kt, direction is 260°.
Clouds : few clouds at 5200ft = 1580m.
low drifting snow
V presence of cumulonimbus L snow
Remarks : SC2 Sea Level Pressure SLP=976
Caution : Aviation weather reports the presence of cumulonimbus (CB) clouds, which are known to be dangerous for aircraft because they are associated with winds that can be violent and that change speed and direction very quickly, horizontally and vertically (updrafts and downdrafts). They are also associated with thunderstorms, rain showers and hail that can be violent. It is therefore recommended to avoid them as much as possible.TAF for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
CYKG 192007Z 1920/1922 26025G35KT P6SM FEW050 RMK NXT FCST BY 201500Z
Decoded TAF for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
TAF issued by CYKG on Friday, December 19, 2025 at 20:07 UTC, issued 17 hours and 27 minutes. weather forecast for 2 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Friday, December 19, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Friday, December 19, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC
1920/1922 26025G35KT P6SM FEW050
wind 25kt = 46km/h with gusts at 35kt = 65km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 5000ft = 1520m
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
- Ivujivik airport (CYIK YIK ) at 203mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Puvirnituq airport (CYPX YPX ) at 209mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Akulivik airport (CYKO AKV ) at 214mi↑NOTAM
- Cape Dorset airport (CYTE YTE ) at 233mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Cape Dorset Water airport ( CA-0672) at 233mi↑defunct airport
- Pangnirtung airport (CYXP YXP ) at 367mi↑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
