Nanaimo Airport
CYCD · CYCD · Nanaimo, · B.C., Canada County · map
Nanaimo Airport is a public-use airport, 7 miles sse of Nanaimo, , 92 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 6,602 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1).
Weather right now CYCD · observed 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC), 20 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (360°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 30 miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 3,600 feet, a broken layer at 23,000 feet
- Temperature 68°F (20°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 30.16 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:40 am PDT (17:40 UTC), good until Tue 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,200 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet MVFR
- At times between Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC) and 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): a few clouds at 1,200 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet MVFR
- From Tue 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR CYCD 062100Z 36005KT 330V040 30SM FEW036 BKN230 20/13 A3016 RMK CU2CI3 SLP217 DENSITY ALT 400FT
TAF CYCD 061740Z 0618/0704 VRB03KT P6SM BKN012 OVC030 TEMPO 0618/0621 FEW012 BKN030 FM062100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT030 RMK NXT FCST BY 070000Z
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CYCD · ICAO CYCD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 92 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 2005
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 6,602 × 150 ft | Asphalt | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 197 ft, 6,405 ft available for landing
- Runway 34: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,002 ft, 5,600 ft available for landing
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Nanaimo from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Nanaimo, as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Deer in the vicinity of runway.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.