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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↑, Westholme at 15mi↑, Crofton at 16mi↑,
→ 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 Abritel Stay22
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
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
METAR CYCD 262300Z 13005KT 090V150 15SM VCSH FEW024 BKN050 BKN070 BKN100 19/15 A3001 RMK SF1SC4AC1AC1 SLP166 DENSITY ALT 500FT
Decoded METAR for Nanaimo airport CYCD YCD
METAR issued by CYCD on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 23:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 29 minutes ago.
visibility is 24km = 15sm.
The temperature is 19°C = 66°F, dew point is 15°C = 59°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 78 %.
QNH is 1016hPa = 30.01inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 130°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Nanaimo airport CYCD YCD
TAF CYCD 261740Z 2618/2704 12005KT P6SM FEW040 OVC100 TEMPO 2618/2622 5SM -SHRA FEW012 BKN040 PROB30 2618/2622 BKN008 OVC015 FM262200 14008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN060 TEMPO 2622/2704 P6SM -SHRA BKN025 BKN040 RMK NXT FCST BY 270000Z
Decoded TAF for Nanaimo airport CYCD YCD
TAF issued by CYCD on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 17:00 UTC, issued 8 hours and 29 minutes. weather forecast for 10 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Sunday, July 26, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Sunday, July 26, 2026 à 22:00 heure UTC
wind 5kt = 9km/h direction is 120° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at overcast at
from Sunday, July 26, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Sunday, July 26, 2026 à 22:00 heure UTC
-SHRA
temporarily
Visibility is 8km = 5sm.
few clouds at broken at
from Sunday, July 26, 2026 à 18:00 heure TU to Sunday, July 26, 2026 à 22:00 heure UTC
PROB
broken at overcast at
from Sunday, July 26, 2026 à 22:00 heure TU to Monday, July 27, 2026 à 04:00 heure UTC
FM
wind 8kt = 15km/h direction is 140° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at broken at
from Sunday, July 26, 2026 à 22:00 heure TU to Monday, July 27, 2026 à 04:00 heure UTC
-SHRA
temporarily
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at broken at
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↑
- Théâtre Mogador (Paris) at 4952mi↑
- Palais Garnier (Paris) at 4952mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4953mi↑
- Théâtre de La Porte Saint-Martin (Paris) at 4953mi↑
- Paris at 4954mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4955mi↑
- Cartoucherie de Vincennes (Paris) at 4957mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 5100mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 5100mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 5101mi↑
- 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↑
- Nanaimo (West Coast) heliport ( CNH9) at 10mi↑
- Telegraph Harbour seaplane base ( YBQ ) at 11mi↑
- Nanaimo/Long Lake seaplane base ( CAT3) at 12mi↑
- Ballenas il auto airport (CWGB ) at 14mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Entrance il auto airport (CWEL ) at 18mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Quamichan Lake (Raven Field) airport ( CML2) at 20mi↑
- Quamichan Lake (Raven Field) seaplane base ( CRF6) at 20mi↑
- Cowichan District Hospital heliport ( CDH4) at 20mi↑
- Maple Bay seaplane base ( YAQ ) at 20mi↑
- Lady Minto / Gulf Islands Hospital heliport ( CAL7) at 21mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Canada
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX et NOAA
- TAF : AVWX et NOAA
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
