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Iqaluit airport (Canada)
Iqaluit airport is located near Iqaluit, with Iqaluit at 1mi↑, Kimmirut at 75mi↑, Kangiqsujuaq at 184mi↑, Pangnirtung at 185mi↑, Quaqtaq at 191mi↑, Cape Dorset at 244mi↑, Salluit at 247mi↑, Kangirsuk at 263mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Iqaluit airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYFB
- IATA code : YFB
- Local code : -
Elevation : 34 m = 112ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 16/34 : 2623m = 8606ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
Coming to Iqaluit airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia Abritel Stay22
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
By plane :
- Iqaluit airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Kimmirut airport at 75mi : book on Trip.com
- Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport at 184mi : book on Trip.com
weather : light snow at Iqaluit
34 ↗ 36°F
wind ↑ 7mph
snow alert with 2in at Iqaluit
Friday : Wind alert of 42mph at Iqaluit
Aviation weather for Iqaluit airport CYFB YFB
METAR for Iqaluit airport CYFB YFB
METAR CYFB 021500Z 19003KT 120V220 30SM OVC046 04/M01 A2902 RMK SC8 SLP831
Decoded METAR for Iqaluit airport CYFB YFB
METAR issued by CYFB on Friday, October 2, 2026 at 15:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 hours and 52 minutes ago.
visibility is 48km = 30sm.
The temperature is 4°C = 39°F, dew point is -1°C = 30°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.
QNH is 983hPa = 29.02inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 190°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Iqaluit airport CYFB YFB
TAF CYFB 021140Z 0212/0312 11008KT P6SM BKN040 TEMPO 0212/0215 P6SM -SHRA FM021500 13010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN020 OVC040 TEMPO 0215/0220 P6SM NSW SCT020 OVC040 FM022000 14010KT P6SM -RA SCT008 BKN012 OVC025 FM030200 14010KT 4SM -RA BR BKN006 OVC012 FM030500 14010KT 3SM -SN BR OVC005 PROB30 0308/0312 1 1/2SM -SN BR RMK NXT FCST BY 021800Z
Decoded TAF for Iqaluit airport CYFB YFB
TAF issued by CYFB on Friday, October 2, 2026 at 11:00 UTC, issued 5 hours and 52 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, October 2, 2026 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, October 2, 2026 à 15:00 heure UTC
wind 8kt = 15km/h direction is 110° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at
from Friday, October 2, 2026 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, October 2, 2026 à 15:00 heure UTC
-SHRA
temporarily
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
from Friday, October 2, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, October 2, 2026 à 20:00 heure UTC
-SHRA
FM
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 130° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at overcast at
from Friday, October 2, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, October 2, 2026 à 20:00 heure UTC
NSW
temporarily
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at overcast at
from Friday, October 2, 2026 à 20:00 heure TU to Friday, October 2, 2026 à 02:00 heure UTC
-RA
FM
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 140° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at broken at overcast at
from Friday, October 2, 2026 à 02:00 heure TU to Saturday, October 3, 2026 à 05:00 heure UTC
-RA BR
FM
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 140° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is 6km = 4sm.
broken at overcast at
from Saturday, October 3, 2026 à 05:00 heure TU to Saturday, October 3, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC
-SN BR
FM
wind 10kt = 19km/h direction is 140° with gusts at kt = kt
Visibility is 5km = 3sm.
overcast at
from Saturday, October 3, 2026 à 08:00 heure TU to Saturday, October 3, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC
-SN BR
PROB
Visibility is 2km = 2sm.
NOTAM for Iqaluit airport
Around Iqaluit airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Iqaluit
- MoMA (New York) at 1604mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 1667mi↑
- Théâtre Mogador (Paris) at 2734mi↑
- Palais Garnier (Paris) at 2734mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 2734mi↑
- Théâtre de La Porte Saint-Martin (Paris) at 2735mi↑
- Paris at 2736mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 2736mi↑
- Cartoucherie de Vincennes (Paris) at 2740mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 2861mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 2861mi↑
- Bordeaux at 2861mi↑
- for Iqaluit airport at 0mi↑
- for Iqaluit Water airport at 2mi↑
- for Kimmirut airport at 75mi↑
nearest airports to Iqaluit airport (Canada)
- Iqaluit Water airport ( CA-0617) at 2mi↑defunct airport
- Kimmirut airport (CYLC YLC ) at 75mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport (CYKG YWB ) at 184mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Pangnirtung airport (CYXP YXP ) at 185mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Quaqtaq airport (CYHA YQC ) at 190mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Donaldson airport ( YAU CTP9) at 209mi↑
- Purtuniq airport ( CA-0301) at 217mi↑defunct airport
- Deception airport ( CA-0112) at 220mi↑defunct airport
- Esker Lake airport ( CA-0129) at 242mi↑defunct airport
- Cape Dorset airport (CYTE YTE ) at 244mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Cape Dorset Water airport ( CA-0672) at 244mi↑defunct airport
- Salluit airport (CYZG YZG ) at 248mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Kangirsuk airport (CYAS YKG ) at 262mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Cape Dyer airport ( CA-0077) at 281mi↑defunct airport
- Qikiqtarjuaq airport (CYVM YVM ) at 292mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Kivitoo DEW Line Station airport ( CA-0192) at 307mi↑defunct airport
- Ivujivik airport (CYIK YIK ) at 307mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Cape Hooper DEW Line Station airport ( CA-0078) at 329mi↑defunct airport
- Dewar Lakes DEW Line Station airport ( CA-0113) at 344mi↑defunct airport
- Nudluardjk Lake / West Baffin DEW Line Station airport ( CA-0405) at 360mi↑defunct airport
- Akulivik airport (CYKO AKV ) at 368mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Puvirnituq airport (CYPX YPX ) at 382mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Longstaff Bluff Water airport ( CA-0622) at 401mi↑defunct airport
- Longstaff Bluff DEW Line Station airport ( CA-0211) at 403mi↑defunct airport
→ 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