CYYE· YYE· Fort Nelson
Fort Nelson Airport
medium airport · elevation 1,253 ft (382 m)
12:33Z 03:46Z Day
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Current METARVFR
17 min ago·21:00ZCYYE 242100Z 09008G15KT 30SM BKN090 08/M05 A3029 RMK AC6 SLP279
Wind
090° 8 kt (gust 15 kt)
Visibility
30 SM
Ceiling
9,000 ft
Temperature
8°C / −5°C
temp / dew
QNH
1026 hPa
30.29 inHg
Clouds
BKN 9,000ft
Weather
—
Station
CYYE
Remarks
AC6 sea level pressure of 1027.9 HPa
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
04/221951 mASP
08/261090 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 04/22 | HW 7 kt | XW 4 kt R |
| RWY 08/26 | HW 8 kt | XW 2 kt L |
58.8364°, -122.5970°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 08/26 (use 08) | Preferred | HW 8 | 2 L | — |
| RWY 04/22 (use 04) | Usable | HW 7 | 4 R | — |
Density altitude
366 ft
elevation 1,253 ft
ISA deviation
-4.5°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)CYYE
- ATIS125.650
- MFNelson Radio, 5nm below 4300ASL122.500
- PALEdmonton Centre132.870
- PALEdmonton Centre134.850
- PALEdmonton Centre290.600
- RADIONelson Radio, (E)122.500
- RCOEdmonton Radio, (E)123.550
- VDF122.500
Navaids near airportassoc. CYYE
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE | NDB | 382 kHz | MEDIUM |
| YYE | VOR-DME | 112.90 MHz | HIGH |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 04/226,400 ft (1,951 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 08/263,575 ft (1,090 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- —
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Fort Nelson Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 19:42 UTC
25/00Z
25/06Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE24/19Z → 24/21Z1005KT · 6 SM · BKN080
Wind: 1005KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN080
TAF CYYE 241840Z 2419/2507 10005KT P6SM BKN080
VFRFM24/21Z → 25/00Z1008KT · 6 SM · SCT080
Wind: 1008KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT080
FM242100 10008KT P6SM SCT080
VFRFM25/00Z → 25/07Z1008KT · 6 SM · FEW200
Wind: 1008KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW200
FM250000 10008KT P6SM FEW200 RMK NXT FCST BY 250100Z
Raw TAF
TAF CYYE 241840Z 2419/2507 10005KT P6SM BKN080 FM242100 10008KT P6SM SCT080 FM250000 10008KT P6SM FEW200 RMK NXT FCST BY 250100Z
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