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Alert airport (Canada)
This airport is located near the North Pole. It is one of the northernmost airports in the world.
Alert airport is located near Alert, with Qaanaaq at 358mi↑, Dundas at 420mi↑, Isachsen at 513mi↑, Upernavik at 677mi↑, Resolute at 680mi↑, Pond Inlet at 711mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Alert airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYLT
- IATA code : YLT
- Local code : -
Elevation : 30 m = 98ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 05T/23T : 1676m = 5499ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
Coming to Alert airport
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Aviation weather for Alert airport CYLT YLT
METAR for Alert airport CYLT YLT
CYLT 141600Z 33004KT 15SM SCT240 M17/M18 A2955 RMK CI4 DENSITY ALT -3486FT SLP010
Decoded METAR for Alert airport CYLT YLT
METAR issued by CYLT on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 16:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 26 hours and -1434 minutes ago.
visibility is 24km = 15sm.
The temperature is -17°C = 1°F, dew point is -18°C = -0°F. The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 92 %.
QNH is 1001hPa = 29.55inHg
Wind 7km/h = 4kt, direction is 330°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 24000ft = 7320m.
Remarks : CI4 DENSITY ALT light intensity 3486FT Sea Level Pressure SLP=010
TAF for Alert airport CYLT YLT
CYLT 141140Z 1412/1424 33005KT P6SM FEW002 FEW180 FEW250 PROB40 1412/1418 1/2SM FZFG BKN001 FM141800 VRB03KT 1/2SM FZFG BKN001 RMK NXT FCST BY 141800Z
Decoded TAF for Alert airport CYLT YLT
TAF issued by CYLT on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 11:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 6 hours and 26 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, October 14, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
1412/1424 33005KT P6SM FEW002 FEW180 FEW250
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 330°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 200ft = 60m few clouds at 18000ft = 5490m few clouds at 25000ft = 7620m
probability of 40% to have from Tuesday, October 14, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
PROB40 1412/1418 1/2SM FZFG BKN001
Visibility is 1km = 1sm.
freezing fog
broken at 100ft = 30m
from Tuesday, October 14, 2025 à 18:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM141800 VRB03KT 1/2SM FZFG BKN001
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 1sm.
freezing fog
broken at 100ft = 30m
NOTAM for Alert airport
Around Alert airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Qaanaaq
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 2654mi↑
- Paris at 2655mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 2656mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 2720mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 2721mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 2729mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 2745mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 2748mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 2749mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 2751mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 2751mi↑
- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 2755mi↑
- for Alert airport at km↑
- for Disraeli Inlet Water airport at 96mi↑
- for Tanquary Fiord airport at 160mi↑
nearest airports to Alert airport (Canada)
- Disraeli Inlet Water airport ( CA-0605) at 96mi↑defunct airport
- Tanquary Fiord airport ( CJQ6) at 160mi↑
- NEEM Camp Skiway airport ( GL-0001) at 244mi↑defunct airport
- Brønlundhus seaplane base ( GL-0010) at 284mi↑defunct airport
- Eureka airport (CYEU YEU ) at 299mi↑NOTAM
- Siorapaluk heliport (BGSI SRK ) at 341mi↑NOTAM
- Qaanaaq airport (BGQQ NAQ ) at 357mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Moriusaq heliport (BGMO MOR) at 408mi↑NOTAM
- Station Nord heliport (BGNO ) at 415mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Pituffik Space Base airport (BGTL THU ) at 421mi↑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