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Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport (Canada)
Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport is located near Whitehorse, with Whitehorse at 1mi↑, MacRae at 5mi↑, Mayo Road at 15mi↑, Mount Lorne at 19mi↑, Tagish at 38mi↑, Carcross at 40mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYXY
- IATA code : YXY
- Local code : -
Elevation : 706 m = 2316ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 14R/32L : 2895m = 9498ft
- runway 14L/32R : 1219m = 3999ft
- runway 01/19 : 632m = 2073ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
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Aviation weather for Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport CYXY YXY
METAR for Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport CYXY YXY
CYXY 140800Z 15013G19KT 15SM SKC 06/01 A2977 RMK SLP110
Decoded METAR for Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport CYXY YXY
METAR issued by CYXY on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 08:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 8 hours and 26 minutes ago.
visibility is 24km = 15sm.
The temperature is 6°C = 43°F, dew point is 1°C = 34°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.
QNH is 1008hPa = 29.77inHg
Wind 24km/h = 13kt with gusts at 35km/h = 19kt, direction is 150°.
Sky clear.
Remarks : Sea Level Pressure SLP=110
TAF for Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport CYXY YXY
CYXY 140540Z 1406/1418 14012G22KT P6SM FEW050 FM141200 16012G22KT P6SM SCT050 OVC150 FM141500 16012G22KT P6SM OVC050 TEMPO 1415/1418 P6SM -RA OVC030 RMK NXT FCST BY 141200Z
Decoded TAF for Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport CYXY YXY
TAF issued by CYXY on Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 05:40 UTC, issued 10 hours and 46 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, October 14, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
1406/1418 14012G22KT P6SM FEW050
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 22kt = 41km/h, direction is 140°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 5000ft = 1520m
from Tuesday, October 14, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 à 15:00 heure UTC
FM141200 16012G22KT P6SM SCT050 OVC150
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 22kt = 41km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 5000ft = 1520m overcast at 15000ft = 4570m
from Tuesday, October 14, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM141500 16012G22KT P6SM OVC050
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 22kt = 41km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
overcast at 5000ft = 1520m
temporarily from Tuesday, October 14, 2025 à 15:00 heure TU to Tuesday, October 14, 2025 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1415/1418 P6SM -RA OVC030
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
light rain
overcast at 3000ft = 910m
NOTAM for Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport
Around Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Whitehorse
- MoMA (New York) at 2870mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2873mi↑
- TianAn Rega Hotel (Beijing) at 4413mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4502mi↑
- Paris at 4504mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4504mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 4605mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 4606mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 4610mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 4625mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 4626mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 4628mi↑
- for Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport at 0mi↑
- for Whitehorse airport at 2mi↑
- for Whitehorse / Cousins airport at 8mi↑
nearest airports to Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International airport (Canada)
- Whitehorse seaplane base ( CEZ5) at 2mi↑
- Whitehorse / Cousins airport ( CFP8) at 8mi↑
- Carcross Cutoff airport ( CA-0798) at 12mi↑
- Hootalinqua Ranch airport ( CA-0797) at 30mi↑
- Caribou Crossing Trading Post airport ( CA-0796) at 37mi↑
- Carcross airport ( CFA4) at 39mi↑
- Carcross seaplane base ( CEB7) at 39mi↑
- Livingstone airport ( CA-0209) at 51mi↑defunct airport
- Squanga Lake airport ( CA-0349) at 57mi↑defunct airport
- Braeburn airport ( CEK2) at 59mi↑
→ 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