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CAY9 Weather Winfield (Wood Lake) Seaplane Base

British ColumbiaElevation 1,283 ftSeaplane base
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: CYLW · 6 NM S · 39 min old
No ceiling, visibility 9 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · CYLW
WIND
VRB@2
steady
VISIBILITY
9 SM
14.5 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for CAY9. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,283 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0046Z 5:46 PM
Sunrise
1437Z 7:37 AM
Loggable night
0120Z (6:20 PM local) → 1403Z (7:03 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0046Z (5:46 PM local) → 1437Z (7:37 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0146Z (6:46 PM local) → 1337Z (6:37 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Winfield (Wood Lake) Seaplane Base is in British Columbia. Field elevation 1,283 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSeaplane base
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATACAY9
RegionBritish Columbia
CountryCanada
Coordinates50.0500, -119.4000
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

Traffic patterns

Aircraft activity data is not available for this airport yet.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

CAY9 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: CYLW (6 NM S, VFR).

CYLW Kelowna International Airport
6 NM S
VFR
CYYF Penticton Airport
36 NM S
MVFR
CYKA Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport
56 NM NW
MVFR
CYRV Revelstoke Airport
72 NM NE
VFR
CYCG Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport
82 NM SE
VFR
CYHE Hope Airport / FVRD Regional Airpark
91 NM SW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Wikipedia
↗CAY9 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does CAY9 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for CAY9. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does CAY9 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for CAY9. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at CAY9?
CAY9 sits at 1,283 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for CAY9?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.