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Fort Nelson airport (Canada)
Fort Nelson airport is located near Fort Nelson, with Fort Nelson at 4mi↑, Steamboat at 42mi↑, Magnum Mine at 95mi↑, Fort Liard at 101mi↑, Trout Lake at 120mi↑, Pink Mountain at 125mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Fort Nelson airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYYE
- IATA code : YYE
- Local code : -
Elevation : 382 m = 1253ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 03/21 : 1951m = 6401ft
- runway 07/25 : 1240m = 4068ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
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Aviation weather for Fort Nelson airport CYYE YYE
METAR for Fort Nelson airport CYYE YYE
CYYE 121300Z 15003KT 30SM PRFG BKN100 BKN180 13/13 A2974 RMK AC5AC1 SLP080 DENSITY ALT 1600FT
Decoded METAR for Fort Nelson airport CYYE YYE
METAR issued by CYYE on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 13:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 10 days and 250 hours and -14380 minutes ago.
visibility is 48km = 30sm.
The temperature is 13°C = 55°F, dew point is 13°C = 55°F. The air is saturated with water : relative air humidity is 100 %.
QNH is 1007hPa = 29.74inHg
Wind 6km/h = 3kt, direction is 150°.
Clouds : broken at 10000ft = 3050m. broken at 18000ft = 5490m.
partial fog
Remarks : AC5AC1 Sea Level Pressure SLP=080 DENSITY ALT 1600FT
TAF for Fort Nelson airport CYYE YYE
CYYE 121240Z 1213/1301 21003KT P6SM BKN120 FM121500 24005KT P6SM SCT120 BECMG 1215/1217 28015KT FM121900 28012G22KT P6SM FEW060 FM122300 29015KT P6SM SCT080 TEMPO 1223/1301 BKN080 BECMG 1223/1301 33010KT RMK NXT FCST BY 121900Z
Decoded TAF for Fort Nelson airport CYYE YYE
TAF issued by CYYE on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 10 days and 10 hours and 40 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 13:00 heure TU to Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
1213/1301 21003KT P6SM BKN120
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is 210°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
broken at 12000ft = 3660m
from Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
FM121500 24005KT P6SM SCT120
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 240°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 12000ft = 3660m
becoming from Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 17:00 heure TU to Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 19:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1215/1217 28015KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 280°
from Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 19:00 heure TU to Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 23:00 heure UTC
FM121900 28012G22KT P6SM FEW060
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 22kt = 41km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 6000ft = 1830m
from Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 23:00 heure UTC
FM122300 29015KT P6SM SCT080
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 290°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 8000ft = 2440m
temporarily from Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 23:00 heure TU to Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1223/1301 BKN080
broken at 8000ft = 2440m
becoming from Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 01:00 heure TU to Saturday, July 12, 2025 à 01:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1223/1301 33010KT
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 330°
NOTAM for Fort Nelson airport
Around Fort Nelson airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Fort Nelson
- MoMA (New York) at 2428mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2428mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4372mi↑
- Paris at 4374mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4374mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 4501mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 4503mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 4503mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 4516mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 4517mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 4519mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 4520mi↑
- for Fort Nelson airport at 0mi↑
- for Fort Nelson (Mile 301) airport at 5mi↑
- for Fort Nelson (Forestry) airport at 5mi↑
nearest airports to Fort Nelson airport (Canada)
- Fort Nelson (Mile 301) heliport ( CFN2) at 5mi↑defunct airport
- Fort Nelson (Forestry) heliport ( CA-0136) at 5mi↑defunct airport
- Fort Nelson (Guardian) heliport ( CFN8) at 7mi↑
- Gordon Field airport ( CBL3) at 7mi↑
- Fort Nelson (Parker Lake) seaplane base ( CER9) at 11mi↑
- Yo airport ( CA-0422) at 41mi↑defunct airport
- Mobil Sierra airport ( CA-0137) at 43mi↑defunct airport
- Cabin airport ( CA-0072) at 46mi↑defunct airport
- Kotcho airport ( CA-0197) at 51mi↑defunct airport
- Prophet River airport ( CA-0299) at 60mi↑defunct airport
→ 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