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Nanaimo airport (Canada)
Nanaimo airport is located near Nanaimo, with Boat Harbour at 4mi↑, Extension at 5mi↑, Ladysmith at 5mi↑, Gabriola at 8mi↑, Nanaimo at 8mi↑, Chemainus at 12mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Nanaimo airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYCD
- IATA code : YCD
- Local code : -
Elevation : 28 m = 92ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 16/34 : 2012m = 6601ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
Coming to Nanaimo airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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By plane :
- Nanaimo airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Nanaimo Harbour Water seaplane base at 8mi : book on Trip.com
- Silva Bay seaplane base at 10mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Nanaimo airport CYCD YCD
METAR for Nanaimo airport CYCD YCD
CYCD 261900Z 30002KT 15SM VCSH SCT042 BKN059 BKN200 08/05 A2978 RMK SC2SC5CI1 CI TR SLP088
Decoded METAR for Nanaimo airport CYCD YCD
METAR issued by CYCD on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 19:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 34 hours and -1412 minutes ago.
visibility is 24km = 15sm.
The temperature is 8°C = 46°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
QNH is 1008hPa = 29.78inHg
Wind 4km/h = 2kt, direction is 300°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 4200ft = 1280m. broken at 5900ft = 1800m. broken at 20000ft = 6100m.
in vicinity shower
Remarks : SC2SC5CI1 CI TR Sea Level Pressure SLP=088
TAF for Nanaimo airport CYCD YCD
CYCD 261740Z 2618/2704 VRB03KT P6SM FEW040 BKN060 BKN120 FM262000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100 TEMPO 2620/2622 P6SM VCSH BKN040 BKN100 FM262200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 TEMPO 2622/2702 P6SM -SHRA BKN030 FM270200 26005KT P6SM SCT020 SCT220 RMK NXT FCST BY 270000Z
Decoded TAF for Nanaimo airport CYCD YCD
TAF issued by CYCD on Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 17:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 11 hours and 48 minutes. weather forecast for 10 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, October 26, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 26, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
2618/2704 VRB03KT P6SM FEW040 BKN060 BKN120
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 4000ft = 1220m broken at 6000ft = 1830m broken at 12000ft = 3660m
from Sunday, October 26, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 26, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC
FM262000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT040 BKN100
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 4000ft = 1220m broken at 10000ft = 3050m
temporarily from Sunday, October 26, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 26, 2025 à 22:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2620/2622 P6SM VCSH BKN040 BKN100
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
in vicinity shower
broken at 4000ft = 1220m broken at 10000ft = 3050m
from Sunday, October 26, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 26, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
FM262200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 3000ft = 910m
temporarily from Sunday, October 26, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Sunday, October 26, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2622/2702 P6SM -SHRA BKN030
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
light intensity shower rain
broken at 3000ft = 910m
from Sunday, October 26, 2025 à 02:00 heure TU to Monday, October 27, 2025 à 04:00 heure UTC
FM270200 26005KT P6SM SCT020 SCT220
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 260°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 2000ft = 610m scattered clouds at 22000ft = 6710m
NOTAM for Nanaimo airport
Around Nanaimo airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Boat Harbour
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2437mi↑
- MoMA (New York) at 2461mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4953mi↑
- Paris at 4954mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4955mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 5100mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 5100mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 5101mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 5105mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 5105mi↑
- Bordeaux at 5105mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 5105mi↑
- for Nanaimo airport at 0mi↑
- for Quennell Lake airport at 2mi↑
- for Nanaimo Harbour airport at 8mi↑
nearest airports to Nanaimo airport (Canada)
- Quennell Lake seaplane base ( CBQ9) at 2mi↑
- Nanaimo Harbour heliport ( CDH5) at 8mi↑
- Nanaimo Harbour Water seaplane base ( ZNA CAC8) at 8mi↑
- Nanaimo/Gabriola Island (Health Clinic) heliport ( CGB4) at 9mi↑
- Nanaimo (Regional General Hospital) heliport ( CBG5) at 10mi↑
- Silva Bay seaplane base ( SYF ) at 10mi↑METAR
- Nanaimo (West Coast) heliport ( CNH9) at 10mi↑
- Telegraph Harbour seaplane base ( YBQ ) at 11mi↑
- Nanaimo/Long Lake seaplane base ( CAT3) at 12mi↑
- Quamichan Lake (Raven Field) airport ( CML2) at 20mi↑
→ 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