Airports / Canada / YAZ
Tofino / Long Beach Airport
CYAZ / YAZTofino, CanadaELEV 80 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
51 nm
To the nearest alternate
Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox (YQQ).
Overview
Tofino / Long Beach Airport (CYAZ / YAZ) sits in Tofino, Canada, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 80 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Atleo River Air Service is based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox (YQQ, 51 nm), Campbell River Airport (YBL, 56 nm), and Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU, 56 nm).
Charter pricing from YAZ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Tofino.
Field capability
ICAO
CYAZ
IATA
YAZ
FAA / Local
CYAZ
Elevation
80 ft
Coordinates
49.0798° N · 125.7756° 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 80 ft, YAZ sits lower than 91% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 51nmYQQComox Valley International Airport / CFB ComoxComox
- 56nmYBLCampbell River AirportCampbell River
- 56nmXQUQualicum Beach AirportQualicum Beach
- 67nmYPWPowell River AirportPowell River
- 75nmYCDNanaimo AirportNanaimo
- 96nmYYJVictoria International AirportVictoria
Location
Open the full mapCYAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport · Tofino, Canada