CYZF· YZF· Yellowknife

Yellowknife International Airport

medium airport · elevation 675 ft (206 m)

11:31Z 03:41Z Night

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Current METARVFR

26 min ago·07:00Z

CYZF 290700Z 16004KT 090V160 15SM FEW100 FEW240 M03/M05 A3006 RMK AC1CI1 AC TR CI TR SLP197

Wind

160° 4 kt (var 090°–160°)

Visibility

15 SM

Ceiling

—

Temperature

−3°C / −5°C

temp / dew

QNH

1018 hPa

30.06 inHg

Clouds

FEW 10,000ft, FEW 24,000ft

Weather

—

Station

CYZF

Remarks

AC1CI1 AC TR CI TR sea level pressure of 1019.7 HPa

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

No active hazards within 250 km.

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

10/281524 mASP

16/342286 mASP

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 10/28	HW 3 kt	XW 3 kt R
RWY 16/34	HW 4 kt	XW 1 kt L

62.4628°, -114.4400°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 16/34 (use 16)	Preferred	HW 4	1 L	—
RWY 10/28 (use 10)	Usable	HW 3	3 R	—

Density altitude

-1,453 ft

elevation 675 ft

ISA deviation

-16.7°C

large deviation

Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)CYZF

ATIS128.400
GND121.900
TWR118.500
FSSRDO122.500
A/GMF118.500
CNTREDMONTON CNTR135.800

Navaids near airportassoc. CYZF

Ident	Type	Freq	Power
YZF	VORTAC	115.50 MHz	HIGH
ZF	NDB	356 kHz	MEDIUM

Runways2

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 10/28	ASP	5,000 ft (1,524 m)	Lit	—
RWY 16/34	ASP	7,500 ft (2,286 m)	Lit	—

RWY 10/285,000 ft (1,524 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 16/347,500 ft (2,286 m)
Surface
ASP
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—

24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)CYZF

Wind5 kt

Vis24.1 km

Temp4°C

QNH1017 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=24

3–6 kt

6–10 kt

10–16 kt

16–22 kt

>22 kt

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Yellowknife International Airport

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/04/29 06:42 UTC

29/06Z

29/12Z

29/18Z

30/00Z

30/06Z

30/12Z

BASEVFR

FMVFR

PROB30 LIFR

VFRBASE29/06Z → 29/17Z0805KT · 6 SM · FEW050

Wind: 0805KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: FEW050

TAF TAF CYZF 290540Z 2906/3012 08005KT P6SM FEW050

LIFRPROB3029/10Z → 29/16Z0.5 SM · FZFG

Visibility: 0.5 SM

Weather: FZFG

PROB30 2910/2916 1/2SM FZFG VV002

VFRFM29/17Z → 30/02Z1308KT · 6 SM · FEW050 BKN240

Wind: 1308KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: FEW050 BKN240

FM291700 13008KT P6SM FEW050 BKN240

VFRFM30/02Z → 30/12Z3106KT · 6 SM · FEW012

Wind: 3106KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: FEW012

FM300200 31006KT P6SM FEW012 RMK NXT FCST BY 290900Z

Raw TAF

TAF TAF CYZF 290540Z 2906/3012 08005KT P6SM FEW050 PROB30 2910/2916 1/2SM FZFG VV002 FM291700 13008KT P6SM FEW050 BKN240 FM300200 31006KT P6SM FEW012 RMK NXT FCST BY 290900Z

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