Airports / Canada / YCQ
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
45 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Chetwynd, Canada, Chetwynd Airport (CYCQ / YCQ) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 2,000 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into YCQ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport (YXJ, 45 nm), Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ, 49 nm), and Mackenzie Airport (CYZY, 56 nm).
Charter pricing from YCQ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Chetwynd.
Field capability
ICAO
CYCQ
IATA
YCQ
FAA / Local
CYCQ
Elevation
2,000 ft
Coordinates
55.6872° N · 121.6270° 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
No
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 2,000 ft, YCQ sits higher than 87% 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.
- 45nmYXJFort St John / North Peace Regional AirportFort Saint John
- 49nmYDQDawson Creek AirportDawson Creek
- 56nmCYZYMackenzie AirportMackenzie
- 98nmYQUGrande Prairie AirportGrande Prairie
- 114nmYXSPrince George (International) AirportPrince George
- 144nmYPEPeace River AirportPeace River
Location
Open the full mapCYCQ · Chetwynd Airport · Chetwynd, Canada