Whitecourt Airport

Whitecourt Airport, (IATA: YZU, ICAO: CYZU), is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) west of Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada.

Whitecourt Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerWoodlands County
OperatorWoodlands County
ServesWhitecourt
LocationWoodlands County, near Whitecourt, Alberta
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL2,567 ft / 782 m
Coordinates54°08′38″N 115°47′12″W
Websitewoodlands.ab.ca/airport
Map
CYZU
Location in Alberta
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 5,797 1,767 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements18,917
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada[3]

The Whitecourt Airport was opened in 1978. It is serviced by three non-precision IFR approaches. The approach lighting consists of PAPI3 and medium intensity runway lighting.

The airport is open 24 hours a day with the Nav Canada Flight Services office open from 6 AM to 10 PM, 7 days a week.

On site there is an Alberta Agriculture And Forestry fire suppression tanker base located at the south east side of the airport at the intersection of taxiway B and A.

Fuel sales of AVGAS or Jet Fuel are available during working hours with call out service available.

High final for runway 11.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Northern Air Calgary, Peace River[4]

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
  4. Northern Air Schedule


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