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Nanaimo Airport
CYCD / YCDNanaimo, CanadaELEV 92 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
27 nm
To the nearest alternate
Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Nanaimo Airport (CYCD / YCD) sits in Nanaimo, Canada, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 92 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
YCD has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU, 27 nm), Vancouver International Airport (YVR, 28 nm), and Victoria International Airport (YYJ, 30 nm).
Quotes for flights out of YCD vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from YCD, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
CYCD
IATA
YCD
FAA / Local
CYCD
Elevation
92 ft
Coordinates
49.0550° N · 123.8699° 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 92 ft, YCD sits lower than 88% 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.
- 27nmXQUQualicum Beach AirportQualicum Beach
- 28nmYVRVancouver International AirportVancouver
- 30nmYYJVictoria International AirportVictoria
- 34nmYDTBoundary Bay AirportDelta
- 36nmSSWStuart Island AirparkFriday Harbor
- 39nmRCERoche Harbor AirportRoche Harbor
Location
Open the full mapCYCD · Nanaimo Airport · Nanaimo, Canada