Airports / Canada / YCG
Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport
CYCG / YCGCastlegar, CanadaELEV 1,624 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
36 nm
To the nearest alternate
Grand Forks Airport (ZGF).
Overview
Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (CYCG / YCG) is a mid-sized airport serving Castlegar, Canada. Field elevation is 1,624 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list YCG as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Grand Forks Airport (ZGF, 36 nm), Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport (YXC, 75 nm), and Penticton Airport (YYF, 78 nm).
Trip costs from YCG are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from YCG to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYCG
IATA
YCG
FAA / Local
CYCG
Elevation
1,624 ft
Coordinates
49.2964° N · 117.6320° 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 1,624 ft, YCG sits higher than 79% 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.
- 36nmZGFGrand Forks AirportGrand Forks
- 75nmYXCCranbrook/Canadian Rockies International AirportCranbrook
- 78nmYYFPenticton AirportPenticton
- 79nmYLWKelowna International AirportKelowna
- 87nmYVEVernon Regional AirportVernon
- 97nmCOECoeur D'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington FieldCoeur d'Alene
Location
Open the full mapCYCG · Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar, Canada