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 | |||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Woodlands County | ||||||||||
Operator | Woodlands County | ||||||||||
Serves | Whitecourt | ||||||||||
Location | Woodlands County, near Whitecourt, Alberta | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,567 ft / 782 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 54°08′38″N 115°47′12″W | ||||||||||
Website | woodlands.ab.ca/airport | ||||||||||
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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 Agricultre 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.
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High final for runway 11.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Northern Air | Calgary, Peace River[4] |
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References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- Northern Air Schedule
External links
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Whitecourt Airport from Nav Canada as available.
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
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