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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↑,→ 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
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
activities : Getyourguide
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
Aviation weather for Iqaluit airport CYFB YFB
METAR for Iqaluit airport CYFB YFB
CYFB 021700Z 33021G28KT 5SM R34/5000VP6000FT/U BLSN OVC020 M21/M25 A2947 RMK SC8 SLP987
Decoded METAR for Iqaluit airport CYFB YFB
METAR issued by CYFB on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 17:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 14 hours and 45 minutes ago.
visibility is 8km = 5sm.
The temperature is -21°C = -6°F, dew point is -25°C = -13°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.
QNH is 998hPa = 29.47inHg
Wind 39km/h = 21kt with gusts at 52km/h = 28kt, direction is 330°.
Clouds : overcast at 2000ft = 610m.
blowing snow
Remarks : SC8 Sea Level Pressure SLP=987
TAF for Iqaluit airport CYFB YFB
CYFB 021636Z 0216/0312 33020G30KT 5SM BLSN SCT015 BKN070 TEMPO 0216/0224 1 1/2SM BLSN BKN015 FM030000 33012G22KT P6SM FEW020 TEMPO 0300/0312 3SM IC RMK NXT FCST BY 021800Z
Decoded TAF for Iqaluit airport CYFB YFB
TAF issued by CYFB on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 16:36 UTC, issued 15 hours and 9 minutes. weather forecast for 20 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Monday, March 2, 2026 à 16:00 heure TU to Monday, March 2, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
0216/0312 33020G30KT 5SM BLSN SCT015 BKN070
wind 20kt = 37km/h with gusts at 30kt = 56km/h, direction is 330°
Visibility is 8km = 5sm.
blowing snow
scattered clouds at 1500ft = 460m broken at 7000ft = 2130m
temporarily from Monday, March 2, 2026 à 16:00 heure TU to Monday, March 2, 2026 à 00:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0216/0224 1 1/2SM BLSN BKN015
Visibility is 2km = 2sm.
blowing snow
broken at 1500ft = 460m
from Monday, March 2, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 3, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC
FM030000 33012G22KT P6SM FEW020
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 22kt = 41km/h, direction is 330°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
few clouds at 2000ft = 610m
temporarily from Monday, March 2, 2026 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday, March 3, 2026 à 12:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0300/0312 3SM IC
Visibility is 5km = 3sm.
ice crystals
NOTAM for Iqaluit airport
Around Iqaluit airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Iqaluit
- MoMA (New York) at 1604mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 1667mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 2734mi↑
- Paris at 2736mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 2736mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 2861mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 2861mi↑
- Bordeaux at 2861mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 2861mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 2875mi↑
- Vieux Boucau at 2893mi↑
- Hôtel La Côte d'Argent (Vieux-Boucau) at 2893mi↑
- 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↑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
→ 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
