CYBX — Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport

fog forecast & climatology · Blanc-Sablon city page · full 10-year analysis →
Forecast feed initializing for this station. September typically brings about 30 hours of dense fog here (10-year average).

Fog hours per year
403 h below CAT I minima (2016–2026 average)
Fog season
July and June
Typical fog event
~2 h once it forms (middle half 1–6 h, n=971)
Data through
2026-08-15 · machine-readable data.json

When this airport fogs in

In a typical year Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon Airport spends 403 hours below CAT I approach minima (visibility under ~½ mile or ceiling under 200 ft), concentrated in July and June. The strip above shows the hour-by-hour pattern for the current month from ten years of weather observations.

Fog season

January: ~16 hJanFebruary: ~19 hFebMarch: ~19 hMarApril: ~19 hAprMay: ~24 hMayJune: ~59 hJunJuly: ~108 hJulAugust: ~50 hAugSeptember: ~30 hSepOctober: ~33 hOctNovember: ~11 hNovDecember: ~12 hDec
Fog season runs June through October, peaking in July; fog here can hit at any hour of the day; a typical event lasts about 2 hours once it forms local time · 10-yr average

Runway infrastructure

endapproach lightsbest approachlengthRVR
05ODALSLPV4,500 ft—

From FAA NASR / curated AIP Canada research. Approach-light class and minima tier drive how low an approach can be flown — details in the chase board.

For flight operations

EFVS crews: the CHASE board ranks airports by live fog status, approach lighting, go-around height and flight time from your base. Forecast probabilities publish here per-airport once the calibrated model beats climatology on live verification — receipts on the scorecard. Methodology.

Sources: NOAA/NWS National Blend of Models guidance · METAR observations 2016–2026 (Iowa Environmental Mesonet) · FAA NASR. Machine access: data.json · llms.txt. Not for operational use.