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Waskaganish airport (Canada)
Waskaganish airport is located near Waskaganish, with Waskaganish at 19mi↑, Eastmain at 55mi↑, Moosonee at 82mi↑, Wemindji at 100mi↑, Nemiscau at 105mi↑, Matagami at 129mi↑, Kashechewan at 135mi↑, Chisasibi at 153mi↑,
→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Waskaganish airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYKQ
- IATA code : YKQ
- Local code : -
Elevation : 24 m = 79ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 06/24 : 1067m = 3501ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
Coming to Waskaganish airport
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- Waskaganish airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Eastmain River airport at 53mi : book on Trip.com
- Moosonee airport at 81mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Waskaganish airport CYKQ YKQ
METAR for Waskaganish airport CYKQ YKQ
METAR CYKQ 162100Z 30009G18KT 15SM FEW021 BKN037 BKN250 10/05 A3036 RMK CU1SC4CI1 CI TR LAST STFD OBS/NEXT 241300UTC SLP285
Decoded METAR for Waskaganish airport CYKQ YKQ
METAR issued by CYKQ on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 21:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 8 days and 210 hours and -11491 minutes ago.
visibility is 24km = 15sm.
The temperature is 10°C = 50°F, dew point is 5°C = 41°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 71 %.
QNH is 1028hPa = 30.36inHg
Wind 17km/h = 9kt with gusts at 33km/h = 18kt, direction is 300°.
Sky clear.
TAF for Waskaganish airport CYKQ YKQ
TAF AMD CYKQ 161621Z 1616/1621 31015G25KT P6SM SCT020 SCT040 TEMPO 1616/1621 5SM -DZ BR BKN020 BKN040 RMK NXT FCST BY 171500Z
Decoded TAF for Waskaganish airport CYKQ YKQ
TAF issued by CYKQ on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 14:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 9 days and 1 hours and 29 minutes. weather forecast for 5 hours, weather forecast updated every 3 hours.
from Wednesday, September 16, 2026 à 16:00 heure TU to Wednesday, September 16, 2026 à 21:00 heure UTC
wind 15kt = 28km/h direction is 310° with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at scattered clouds at
from Wednesday, September 16, 2026 à 16:00 heure TU to Wednesday, September 16, 2026 à 21:00 heure UTC
-DZ BR
temporarily
Visibility is 8km = 5sm.
broken at broken at
VAC for Waskaganish airport CYKQ YKQ
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for Waskaganish airport
Around Waskaganish airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Waskaganish
- MoMA (New York) at 774mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 815mi↑
- Théâtre Mogador (Paris) at 3403mi↑
- Palais Garnier (Paris) at 3403mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 3403mi↑
- Théâtre de La Porte Saint-Martin (Paris) at 3404mi↑
- Paris at 3404mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 3405mi↑
- Cartoucherie de Vincennes (Paris) at 3409mi↑
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 3431mi↑
- Hôtel de Tourny (Bordeaux) at 3458mi↑
- Bordeaux at 3458mi↑
- for Waskaganish airport at 0mi↑
- for Eastmain River airport at 53mi↑
- for Moosonee rcs airport at 72mi↑
nearest airports to Waskaganish airport (Canada)
- Eastmain River airport (CZEM ZEM ) at 53mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Moosonee rcs airport (CXZC ) at 72mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Moosonee airport (CYMO YMO ) at 81mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Moose Factory heliport ( CPN3) at 82mi↑
- Moosonee seaplane base ( CNB7) at 83mi↑
- Opinaca airport ( YOI ) at 105mi↑
- Wemindji airport (CYNC YNC ) at 106mi↑NOTAM
- Nemiscau airport (CYHH YNS ) at 114mi↑NOTAM
- Matagami airport (CYNM YNM ) at 125mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Matagami heliport ( CA-0627) at 128mi↑defunct airport
- Matagami seaplane base ( CSW8) at 130mi↑
- Fort Albany airport (CYFA YFA ) at 135mi↑NOTAM
- Kashechewan airport (CZKE ZKE ) at 136mi↑NOTAM
- Eleonore airport ( CEL8) at 143mi↑
- La Grande airport ( CA-0198) at 153mi↑defunct airport
- La Grande Rivière airport (CYGL YGL ) at 155mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Chisasibi airport ( YKU CSU2) at 161mi↑
- Fort George airport ( CA-0134) at 162mi↑defunct airport
- La Sarre airport ( SSQ CSR8) at 178mi↑
- La Grande-3 airport (CYAD YAR ) at 181mi↑NOTAM
- La Sarre heliport ( CSL2) at 185mi↑
- Lebel-sur-Quevillon airport ( YLS CSH4) at 185mi↑
- Sky Wrench Field airport ( CA-0515) at 191mi↑
- Cochrane airport (CYCN YCN ) at 191mi↑NOTAM
→ See also Former airports in Canada
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX et NOAA
- TAF : AVWX et NOAA
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap
