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Watson Lake airport (Canada)
Watson Lake airport is located near Watson Lake, with Watson Lake at 5mi↑, Teslin at 134mi↑, Ross River at 176mi↑, Fort Liard at 184mi↑, Tagish at 187mi↑, Netla at 197mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Canada and Southernmost airports in Canada
→ See also airports in Canada
aerial view of Watson Lake airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : CYQH
- IATA code : YQH
- Local code : -
Elevation : 687 m = 2254ft
→ See also Highest airports in Canada and Lowest airports in Canada
Runways
- runway 08/26 : 1676m = 5499ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Canada
Coming to Watson Lake airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
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By plane :
- Watson Lake airport at 0mi : book on Trip.com
- Tungsten (Cantung) airport at 129mi : book on Trip.com
- Teslin airport at 135mi : book on Trip.com
Aviation weather for Watson Lake airport CYQH YQH
METAR for Watson Lake airport CYQH YQH
CYQH 030600Z VRB02KT 20SM SCT005 M14/M16 A2996 RMK ST4 CLIMAT -7.0/-14.0/0.0 SLP202
Decoded METAR for Watson Lake airport CYQH YQH
METAR issued by CYQH on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 06:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 2 hours and 7 minutes ago.
visibility is 32km = 20sm.
The temperature is -14°C = 7°F, dew point is -16°C = 3°F. The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85 %.
QNH is 1015hPa = 29.96inHg
Wind 4km/h = 2kt, direction is °.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 500ft = 150m.
Remarks : ST4 CLIMAT light intensity 70/ light intensity 140/00 Sea Level Pressure SLP=202
TAF for Watson Lake airport CYQH YQH
CYQH 030607Z 0306/0318 VRB02KT 2SM BR BKN005 TEMPO 0306/0309 P6SM NSW SCT005 PROB40 0306/0309 1/2SM FZFG VV002 FM030900 VRB02KT 1/2SM FZFG VV002 TEMPO 0309/0318 2SM BR OVC006 RMK NXT FCST BY 031200Z
Decoded TAF for Watson Lake airport CYQH YQH
TAF issued by CYQH on Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 06:07 UTC, issued 2 hours and 0 minutes. weather forecast for 12 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 09:00 heure UTC
0306/0318 VRB02KT 2SM BR BKN005
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 3km = 2sm.
mist
broken at 500ft = 150m
temporarily from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 09:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0306/0309 P6SM NSW SCT005
no significant weather
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
scattered clouds at 500ft = 150m
probability of 40% to have from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 06:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 09:00 heure UTC
PROB40 0306/0309 1/2SM FZFG VV002
Visibility is 1km = 1sm.
freezing fog
VV200ft = 60m
from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 09:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 18:00 heure UTC
FM030900 VRB02KT 1/2SM FZFG VV002
wind 2kt = 4km/h, direction is °
Visibility is 1km = 1sm.
freezing fog
VV200ft = 60m
temporarily from Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 09:00 heure TU to Tuesday, February 3, 2026 à 18:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0309/0318 2SM BR OVC006
Visibility is 3km = 2sm.
mist
overcast at 600ft = 180m
NOTAM for Watson Lake airport
Around Watson Lake airport (Canada)
near
- Hotels in Watson Lake
- MoMA (New York) at 2655mi↑
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 2658mi↑
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 4426mi↑
- Paris at 4428mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 4428mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 4541mi↑
- Hôtel Cour du Corbeau (Strasbourg) at 4543mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 4545mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 4559mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 4560mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 4562mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 4564mi↑
- for Watson Lake airport at 0mi↑
- for Watson Lake airport at 2mi↑
- for Pine Lake airport at 73mi↑
nearest airports to Watson Lake airport (Canada)
- Watson Lake seaplane base ( CEJ9) at 2mi↑
- Pine Lake airport ( CFY5) at 73mi↑
- Smith River airport ( CA-0345) at 84mi↑defunct airport
- Hyland airport ( CFT5) at 99mi↑
- Tintina (Conwest) airport ( CA-0384) at 105mi↑defunct airport
- Finlayson Lake airport ( CFT3) at 127mi↑
- Yukonia Airstrip airport (ZHIT ) at 127mi↑defunct airport
- Tungsten (Cantung) airport ( TNS CBX5) at 129mi↑
- Teslin airport (CYZW YZW ) at 135mi↑METAR TAF NOTAM
- Virginia Falls seaplane base ( CFV5) at 146mi↑
- Beaver River airport ( CA-0041) at 160mi↑defunct airport
- Squanga Lake airport ( CA-0349) at 161mi↑defunct airport
- La Biche River airport ( CFP6) at 164mi↑
- Ketza River airport ( CA-0186) at 167mi↑defunct airport
- Prairie Creek airport ( CBH4) at 168mi↑
- Pointed Mountain airport ( CA-0584) at 172mi↑
→ 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
