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Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport (Canada)
Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport is located near Kangiqsujuaq, with Kangiqsujuaq at 1mi↑, Quaqtaq at 86mi↑, Kimmirut at 109mi↑, Kangirsuk at 126mi↑, Salluit at 128mi↑, Iqaluit at 184mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYKG
- IATA code : YWB
- Local code : -
Elevation : 153 m = 502ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 15/33 : 1070m = 3510ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
Coming to Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport
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By plane :
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- Donaldson airport at 46mi : book on Trip.com
- Quaqtaq airport at 85mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
METAR for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
CYKG 272200Z 27018KT 15SM -SN DRSN SCT021 BKN035 BKN240 M22/M26 A2958 RMK SC3SC3CS1 LAST STFD OBS / NEXT 281300 UTC SLP039
Decoded METAR for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
METAR issued by CYKG on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 22:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 15 hours and 17 minutes ago.
visibility is 24km = 15sm.
The temperature is -22°C = -8°F, dew point is -26°C = -15°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 70 %.
QNH is 1002hPa = 29.58inHg
Wind 33km/h = 18kt, direction is 270°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 2100ft = 640m. broken at 3500ft = 1070m. broken at 24000ft = 7320m.
light snow
low drifting snow
Remarks : SC3SC3CS1 LAST STFD OBS / NEXT 281300 UTC Sea Level Pressure SLP=039
TAF for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
CYKG 271440Z 2715/2722 28012G22KT P6SM SCT025 TEMPO 2715/2722 5SM -SN BKN020 RMK NXT FCST BY 281500Z
Decoded TAF for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport CYKG YWB
TAF issued by CYKG on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 14:40 UTC, issued 22 hours and 37 minutes. weather forecast for 7 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Friday, February 27, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, February 27, 2026 à 22:00 heure UTC
2715/2722 28012G22KT P6SM SCT025
wind 12kt = 22km/h with gusts at 22kt = 41km/h, direction is 280°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 2500ft = 760m
temporarily from Friday, February 27, 2026 à 15:00 heure TU to Friday, February 27, 2026 à 22:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 2715/2722 5SM -SN BKN020
Visibility is 8km = 5sm.
light snow
broken at 2000ft = 610m
NOTAM for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport
Around Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Kangiqsujuaq
- MoMA (New York) at 1442mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 1501mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 2877mi↑
- Paris at 2878mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 2879mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 2990mi↑
- Cité du Vin (Bordeaux) at 2990mi↑
- Bordeaux at 2990mi↑
- Hôtel Cardinal (Bordeaux) at 2990mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 2996mi↑
- Vieux Boucau at 3018mi↑
- Hôtel La Côte d'Argent (Vieux-Boucau) at 3019mi↑
- for Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport at 0mi↑
- for Donaldson airport at 46mi↑
- for Purtuniq airport at 68mi↑
nearest airports to Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) airport (Canada)
- Donaldson airport ( YAU CTP9) at 46mi↑
- Purtuniq airport ( CA-0301) at 68mi↑defunct airport
- Quaqtaq airport (CYHA YQC ) at 85mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Esker Lake airport ( CA-0129) at 90mi↑defunct airport
- Deception airport ( CA-0112) at 93mi↑defunct airport
- Kimmirut airport (CYLC YLC ) at 109mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Kangirsuk airport (CYAS YKG ) at 126mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Salluit airport (CYZG YZG ) at 128mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Iqaluit Water airport ( CA-0617) at 183mi↑defunct airport
- Iqaluit airport (CYFB YFB ) at 184mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Ivujivik airport (CYIK YIK ) at 203mi↑TAF NOTAM
- Puvirnituq airport (CYPX YPX ) at 209mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Akulivik airport (CYKO AKV ) at 214mi↑NOTAM
- Cape Dorset airport (CYTE YTE ) at 233mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Cape Dorset Water airport ( CA-0672) at 233mi↑defunct airport
- Pangnirtung airport (CYXP YXP ) at 367mi↑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
