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Watson Lake airport (Canada)
Watson Lake airport is located near Watson Lake, with Watson Lake at 5mi↑, Teslin at 134mi↑, Ross River at 176mi↑, Fort Liard at 184mi↑, Tagish at 187mi↑, Netla at 197mi↑, Carcross at 202mi↑, Mount Lorne at 208mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Watson Lake airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYQH
- IATA code : YQH
- Local code : -
Elevation : 687 m = 2254ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 08/26 : 1676m = 5499ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
Coming to Watson Lake airport
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By plane :
- Watson Lake airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Tungsten (Cantung) airport at 129mi : book on Trip.com
- Teslin airport at 135mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Watson Lake airport CYQH YQH
METAR for Watson Lake airport CYQH YQH
CYQH 032100Z 27014G23KT 20SM FEW040 BKN065 BKN090 09/M07 A2971 RMK CU1CU5AC1 TCU EMBD/VIRGA ALQDS SLP083
Decoded METAR for Watson Lake airport CYQH YQH
METAR issued by CYQH on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 21:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 11 days and 264 hours and -15820 minutes ago.
visibility is 32km = 20sm.
The temperature is 9°C = 48°F, dew point is -7°C = 19°F. The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 32 %.
QNH is 1006hPa = 29.71inHg
Wind 26km/h = 14kt with gusts at 43km/h = 23kt, direction is 270°.
Clouds : few clouds at 4000ft = 1220m. broken at 6500ft = 1980m. broken at 9000ft = 2740m.
Remarks : CU1CU5AC1 tower cumulus EMBD/virga ALQ duststorm Sea Level Pressure SLP=083
TAF for Watson Lake airport CYQH YQH
CYQH 031740Z 0318/0406 25015G25KT P6SM SCT060 FM032000 26015G25KT P6SM BKN060 TEMPO 0320/0402 P6SM -SHRA FM040200 26015KT P6SM SCT060 BECMG 0404/0406 26010KT RMK NXT FCST BY 040000Z
Decoded TAF for Watson Lake airport CYQH YQH
TAF issued by CYQH on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 17:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 11 days and 3 hours and 40 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, May 3, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Saturday, May 3, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
0318/0406 25015G25KT P6SM SCT060
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 250°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 6000ft = 1830m
from Saturday, May 3, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Saturday, May 3, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
FM032000 26015G25KT P6SM BKN060
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 6000ft = 1830m
temporarily from Saturday, May 3, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Saturday, May 3, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0320/0402 P6SM -SHRA
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
light intensity shower rain
from Saturday, May 3, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Sunday, May 4, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
FM040200 26015KT P6SM SCT060
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 6000ft = 1830m
becoming from Sunday, May 4, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Sunday, May 4, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0404/0406 26010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 260°
NOTAM for Watson Lake airport
Around Watson Lake airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Watson Lake
- MoMA (New York) at 2655mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2658mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4426mi↑
- Paris at 4428mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4428mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 4541mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 4543mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 4545mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 4559mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 4560mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 4562mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 4564mi↑
- for Watson Lake airport at 0mi↑
- for Watson Lake airport at 2mi↑
- for Pine Lake airport at 73mi↑
nearest airports to Watson Lake airport (Canada)
- Watson Lake seaplane base ( CEJ9) at 2mi↑
- Pine Lake airport ( CFY5) at 73mi↑
- Smith River airport ( CA-0345) at 84mi↑defunct airport
- Hyland airport ( CFT5) at 99mi↑
- Tintina (Conwest) airport ( CA-0384) at 105mi↑defunct airport
- Finlayson Lake airport ( CFT3) at 127mi↑
- Yukonia Airstrip airport (ZHIT ) at 127mi↑defunct airport
- Tungsten (Cantung) airport ( TNS CBX5) at 129mi↑
- Teslin airport (CYZW YZW ) at 135mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Virginia Falls seaplane base ( CFV5) at 146mi↑
- Beaver River airport ( CA-0041) at 160mi↑defunct airport
- Squanga Lake airport ( CA-0349) at 161mi↑defunct airport
→ 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