Airports / Canada / XQU
Qualicum Beach Airport
CAT4 / XQUQualicum Beach, CanadaELEV 191 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
27 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nanaimo Airport (YCD) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Qualicum Beach, Canada, Qualicum Beach Airport (CAT4 / XQU) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 191 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into XQU for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Nanaimo Airport (YCD, 27 nm), Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox (YQQ, 30 nm), and Powell River Airport (YPW, 30 nm).
Charter pricing from XQU depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under AT4. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Qualicum Beach.
Field capability
ICAO
CAT4
IATA
XQU
FAA / Local
CAT4
Elevation
191 ft
Coordinates
49.3375° N · 124.3931° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 191 ft, XQU sits lower than 78% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 27nmYCDNanaimo AirportNanaimo
- 30nmYQQComox Valley International Airport / CFB ComoxComox
- 30nmYPWPowell River AirportPowell River
- 48nmYVRVancouver International AirportVancouver
- 50nmYBLCampbell River AirportCampbell River
- 56nmYYJVictoria International AirportVictoria
Location
Open the full mapCAT4 · Qualicum Beach Airport · Qualicum Beach, Canada