METAR & TAF CYZP
Current METAR
Observed 22:00Z
CYZP 252200Z AUTO 12010KT 9SM BKN050 16/10 A2976 RMK SLP080 DENSITY ALT 300FT
- Wind
- 120° @ 10 kt
- Visibility
- 9 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 16°C / 10°C
- Altimeter
- 29.76 inHg
- Clouds
- BKN
- Density alt
- 344 ft
- Ceiling
- 5,000 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM NE
- VFR sectional
- KETCHIKAN
- ARTCC
- ZVR · VANCOUVER
- NOTAM facility
- CYZP
Airport manager
Flight service · Hours
- FSS YKA
- KAMLOOPS FIC
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- A1
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- EXTENSIVE BIRD ACTIVITY YEAR-ROUND.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · CYZP
Answer card- ICAO
- CYZP
- Name
- SANDSPIT
- Location
- SANDSPIT
- Elevation
- 21 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,021 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 0
- Magnetic variation
- 22°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 120° at 10 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
SANDSPIT (CYZP) is at Sandspit in British Columbia. Field elevation is 21 ft MSL. No runways are listed in the provided facts, so verify the current Chart Supplement and coordinate with the airport operator before planning an arrival. This field is not towered. No tower hours are published in the facts. No ILS approaches are published either. Pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston aircraft only if the current Chart Supplement does not give a different value.
There are no on-field FBOs listed in the facts. Contact the airport operator directly before arrival for current services. The published remarks call out extensive bird activity year-round. That matters here. Plan for extra vigilance on departure. Plan for extra vigilance on arrival. Plan for extra vigilance on taxi. The magnetic variation is 22°. If you are navigating with older local references, make sure your heading data is current. With no listed frequencies or runway data in the facts, the safest move is to verify everything in the current FAA Chart Supplement before you go.