Airport information, from map to hotels via aeronautical information. And the aeronautical weather for the pilots with current weather and short-term forecasts with METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report, observation message of meteorological conditions for aviation) and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term forecast message of meteorological conditions for aviation ). And other resources such as VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare flights.
Kangirsuk airport (Canada)
Kangirsuk airport is located near Kangirsuk, with Kangirsuk at 1mi↑, Quaqtaq at 71mi↑, Kangiqsujuaq at 127mi↑, Kimmirut at 195mi↑, Salluit at 240mi↑, Puvirnituq at 251mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Kangirsuk airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYAS
- IATA code : YKG
- Local code : -
Elevation : 123 m = 404ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 04/22 : 1073m = 3520ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
Coming to Kangirsuk airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By plane :
- Kangirsuk airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Quaqtaq airport at 72mi : book on Trip.com
- Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport at 126mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Kangirsuk airport CYAS YKG
METAR for Kangirsuk airport CYAS YKG
CYAS 092200Z 02009KT 10SM -SN BKN050 OVC250 M19/M22 A3012 RMK SN1SC4CI3 LST STFD/NXT OBS 101300Z SLP218
Decoded METAR for Kangirsuk airport CYAS YKG
METAR issued by CYAS on Monday, February 9, 2026 at 22:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 days and 49 hours and -2868 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is -19°C = -2°F, dew point is -22°C = -8°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 77 %.
QNH is 1020hPa = 30.12inHg
Wind 17km/h = 9kt, direction is 20°.
Clouds : broken at 5000ft = 1520m. overcast at 25000ft = 7620m.
light snow
Remarks : snow 1SC4CI3 LST STFD/NXT OBS 101300Coordinated Universal Time Sea Level Pressure SLP=218
TAF for Kangirsuk airport CYAS YKG
CYAS 091609Z 0916/0922 28006KT 6SM -SN OVC040 TEMPO 0916/0918 1SM -SN OVC020 FM091800 30008KT P6SM -SN BKN040 BKN080 TEMPO 0918/0922 3SM -SN OVC030 RMK NXT FCST BY 101500Z
Decoded TAF for Kangirsuk airport CYAS YKG
TAF issued by CYAS on Monday, February 9, 2026 at 16:09 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 2 days and 7 hours and 3 minutes. weather forecast for 6 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Monday, February 9, 2026 à 16:00 heure TU to Monday, February 9, 2026 à 18:00 heure UTC
0916/0922 28006KT 6SM -SN OVC040
wind 6kt = 11km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
light snow
overcast at 4000ft = 1220m
temporarily from Monday, February 9, 2026 à 16:00 heure TU to Monday, February 9, 2026 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0916/0918 1SM -SN OVC020
Visibility is 2km = 1sm.
light snow
overcast at 2000ft = 610m
from Monday, February 9, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Monday, February 9, 2026 à 22:00 heure UTC
FM091800 30008KT P6SM -SN BKN040 BKN080
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 300°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
light snow
broken at 4000ft = 1220m broken at 8000ft = 2440m
temporarily from Monday, February 9, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Monday, February 9, 2026 à 22:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0918/0922 3SM -SN OVC030
Visibility is 5km = 3sm.
light snow
overcast at 3000ft = 910m
NOTAM for Kangirsuk airport
Around Kangirsuk airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Kangirsuk
- MoMA (New York) at 1342mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 1405mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 2848mi↑
- Paris at 2849mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 2850mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 2947mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 2948mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 2948mi↑
- Bordeaux at 2948mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 2948mi↑
- Vieux Boucau at 2973mi↑
- Hôtel La Côte d'Argent (Vieux-Boucau) at 2973mi↑
- for Kangirsuk airport at 0mi↑
- for Quaqtaq airport at 72mi↑
- for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport at 126mi↑
nearest airports to Kangirsuk airport (Canada)
- Quaqtaq airport (CYHA YQC ) at 72mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport (CYKG YWB ) at 126mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Donaldson airport ( YAU CTP9) at 159mi↑
- Purtuniq airport ( CA-0301) at 181mi↑defunct airport
- Esker Lake airport ( CA-0129) at 193mi↑defunct airport
- Kimmirut airport (CYLC YLC ) at 195mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Deception airport ( CA-0112) at 210mi↑defunct airport
- Salluit airport (CYZG YZG ) at 241mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Puvirnituq airport (CYPX YPX ) at 251mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Iqaluit Water airport ( CA-0617) at 260mi↑defunct airport
- Iqaluit airport (CYFB YFB ) at 262mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Akulivik airport (CYKO AKV ) at 283mi↑NOTAM
- Ivujivik airport (CYIK YIK ) at 311mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Cape Dorset airport (CYTE YTE ) at 358mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Cape Dorset Water airport ( CA-0672) at 359mi↑defunct airport
- Pangnirtung airport (CYXP YXP ) at 443mi↑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
