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Alert airport (Canada)
This airport is located near the North Pole. It is one of the northernmost airports in the world.
Alert airport is located near Alert, with Qaanaaq at 358mi↑, Dundas at 420mi↑, Isachsen at 513mi↑, Upernavik at 677mi↑, Resolute at 680mi↑, Pond Inlet at 711mi↑, Arctic Bay at 724mi↑, Greenland at 789mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Alert airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYLT
- IATA code : YLT
- Local code : -
Elevation : 30 m = 98ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 05T/23T : 1676m = 5499ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
Coming to Alert airport
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- Eureka airport at 299mi : book on Trip.com
- Siorapaluk heliport at 341mi : book on Trip.com
weather : few clouds at Qaanaaq
10 ↗ 21°F
wind ↑ 4mph
gusting to 6mph
extreme cold alert with 10°F at Qaanaaq
Saturday : extreme cold alert with 12°F at Qaanaaq
Aviation weather for Alert airport CYLT YLT
METAR for Alert airport CYLT YLT
CYLT 111300Z 36007KT 330V030 1SM -SN BR SCT005 BKN033 M27/M30 A3002 RMK ST4SC3 DENSITY ALT -5447FT VIS VRB 1/2-1 1/2 SLP173
Decoded METAR for Alert airport CYLT YLT
METAR issued by CYLT on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 13:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 14 days and 355 hours and -20153 minutes ago.
visibility is 2km = 1sm.
The temperature is -27°C = -17°F, dew point is -30°C = -22°F. The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 76 %.
QNH is 1017hPa = 30.02inHg
Wind 13km/h = 7kt, direction is 360°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 500ft = 150m. broken at 3300ft = 1010m.
light snow
mist
Remarks : ST4SC3 DENSITY ALT light intensity 5447FT VIS VRB 1/2 light intensity 1 1/2 Sea Level Pressure SLP=173
TAF for Alert airport CYLT YLT
CYLT 111140Z 1112/1124 VRB03KT 3/4SM -SN BR BKN012 OVC020 TEMPO 1112/1120 3SM -SN SCT012 OVC020 BECMG 1114/1116 34015KT FM112000 34020KT 3/4SM -SN BLSN VV010 TEMPO 1120/1124 2SM -SN RMK NXT FCST BY 111800Z
Decoded TAF for Alert airport CYLT YLT
TAF issued by CYLT on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 11:40 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 14 days and 20 hours and 27 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, April 11, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, April 11, 2025 à 14:00 heure UTC
1112/1124 VRB03KT 3/4SM -SN BR BKN012 OVC020
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 1sm.
light snow
mist
broken at 1200ft = 370m overcast at 2000ft = 610m
temporarily from Friday, April 11, 2025 à 12:00 heure TU to Friday, April 11, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1112/1120 3SM -SN SCT012 OVC020
Visibility is 5km = 3sm.
light snow
scattered clouds at 1200ft = 370m overcast at 2000ft = 610m
becoming from Friday, April 11, 2025 à 16:00 heure TU to Friday, April 11, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1114/1116 34015KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h, direction is 340°
from Friday, April 11, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Friday, April 11, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM112000 34020KT 3/4SM -SN BLSN VV010
wind 20kt = 37km/h, direction is 340°
Visibility is 1km = 1sm.
light snow
blowing snow
VV1000ft = 300m
temporarily from Friday, April 11, 2025 à 20:00 heure TU to Friday, April 11, 2025 à 00:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1120/1124 2SM -SN
Visibility is 3km = 2sm.
light snow
NOTAM for Alert airport
Around Alert airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Qaanaaq
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 2654mi↑
- Paris at 2655mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 2656mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 2720mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 2721mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 2729mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 2745mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 2748mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 2749mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 2751mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 2751mi↑
- Station de montagne Schnepfenried at 2755mi↑
- for Alert airport at km↑
- for Disraeli Inlet Water airport at 96mi↑
- for Tanquary Fiord airport at 160mi↑
nearest airports to Alert airport (Canada)
- Disraeli Inlet Water airport ( CA-0605) at 96mi↑defunct airport
- Tanquary Fiord airport ( CJQ6) at 160mi↑
- NEEM Camp Skiway airport ( GL-0001) at 244mi↑defunct airport
- Brønlundhus seaplane base ( GL-0010) at 284mi↑defunct airport
- Eureka airport (CYEU YEU ) at 299mi↑NOTAM
- Siorapaluk heliport (BGSI SRK ) at 341mi↑NOTAM
- Qaanaaq airport (BGQQ NAQ ) at 357mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Moriusaq heliport (BGMO MOR) at 408mi↑NOTAM
- Station Nord heliport (BGNO ) at 415mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Pituffik Space Base airport (BGTL THU ) at 421mi↑METAR NOTAM
- Camp Tuto airport ( GL-0008) at 427mi↑defunct airport
- Station Nord Landing Strip airport (BGMI ) at 428mi↑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