Watson Lake Airport
CYQH · CYQH · Watson Lake, · Yukon Terr, Canada County · map
Watson Lake Airport is a public-use airport, 5 miles west of Watson Lake, , 2,225 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 5,500 feet of asphalt.
Weather right now CYQH · observed 2:00 pm MST (21:00 UTC), 23 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 11 knots, gusting to 20
- Visibility 30 miles
- Sky: a broken layer at 7,500 feet
- Temperature 55°F (13°C), dew point 34°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 29.81 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:40 am MST (17:40 UTC), good until Tue 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet VFR
- At times between Tue 11:00 am MST (18:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm MST (06:00 UTC): a broken layer at 6,000 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet VFR
- Changing between Tue 3:00 pm MST (22:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm MST (00:00 UTC) to: wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, gusting to 18
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR CYQH 062100Z 25011G20KT 220V290 30SM BKN075 13/01 A2981 RMK AC7 SLP112 DENSITY ALT 2700FT
TAF CYQH 061740Z 0618/0706 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 TEMPO 0618/0706 BKN060 OVC100 BECMG 0622/0624 25008G18KT 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 CYQH · ICAO CYQH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 2,225 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Magnetic variation
- 25E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 2005
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt |
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Aircraft registered in Watson Lake from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Watson Lake, 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.