Dawson City Airport
CYDA · CYDA · Dawson City, · Yukon Terr, Canada County · map
Dawson City Airport is a public-use airport, 8 miles east of Dawson City, , 1,215 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 5,006 feet of gravel. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now CYDA · observed 1:00 pm MST (20:00 UTC), 37 minutes ago
LIFR very low ceiling or visibility
- Wind calm
- Visibility 3 miles
- Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet
- Weather: mist
- Temperature 36°F (2°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 29.63 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:09 pm MST (20:09 UTC), good until Tue 4:00 pm MST (23:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm MST (20:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 2 miles, mist, sky obscured at 200 feet LIFR
- At times between Tue 1:00 pm MST (20:00 UTC) and 3:00 pm MST (22:00 UTC): visibility 6 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet VFR
- From Tue 3:00 pm MST (22:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 600 feet VFR
- 30% chance between Tue 3:00 pm MST (22:00 UTC) and 4:00 pm MST (23:00 UTC): visibility 6 miles, mist, a broken layer at 600 feet IFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR CYDA 062000Z 00000KT 3SM BR VV002 02/02 A2963 RMK FG8 VIS 1 1/2 E SLP055
TAF AMD CYDA 062009Z 0620/0623 VRB03KT 2SM BR VV002 TEMPO 0620/0622 6SM BR SCT002 FM062200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW006 PROB30 0622/0623 6SM BR BKN006 RMK NXT FCST BY 071600Z
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 CYDA · ICAO CYDA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 1,215 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, reg
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- On the chart
- Dawson sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 26E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 2007
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 5,006 × 100 ft | Gravel |
- Runway 02: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 20: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Dawson City from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Dawson City, as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Taxiways D and east closed 15 sep to 31 mar.
- Or 5344
- Taxiways B and C occaisonally closed durg snow removal operations.
- Prior permission required 3 business days for fixed wing aircraft takeoff and landing off movement areas.
- Airport use restricted to dalght hours only except for emergencies.
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.