Prince Rupert Airport
CYPR · CYPR · Prince Rupert, · B.C., Canada County · map
Prince Rupert Airport is a public-use airport, 5 miles wsw of Prince Rupert, , 116 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 6,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (Jet A-1).
Weather right now CYPR · observed 2:53 pm PDT (21:53 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 knots, gusting to 17
- Visibility 9 miles
- Sky: scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,100 feet, a broken layer at 4,400 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet
- Weather: light rain
- Temperature 54°F (12°C), dew point 50°F (10°C)
- Altimeter 30.14 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:40 am PDT (18:40 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 am PDT (07:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet VFR
- At times between Tue 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC) and 12:00 am PDT (07:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet MVFR
- Changing between Tue 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC) to: wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
SPECI CYPR 062153Z AUTO 15009G17KT 110V190 9SM -RA SCT025 BKN031 BKN044 OVC060 12/10 A3014 RMK SLP211
TAF CYPR 061840Z 0619/0707 15010G20KT P6SM SCT020 BKN080 TEMPO 0619/0707 5SM -SHRA BR BKN020 OVC040 BECMG 0700/0702 12006KT RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST BY 070100Z
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 CYPR · ICAO CYPR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 116 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel
- Jet A-1
- On the chart
- Ketchikan sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 22E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 2005
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 6,000 × 200 ft | Asphalt | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: short approach lights with alignment lights (SSALR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 31: omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS)
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 Prince Rupert from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Prince Rupert, as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
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.