Airports / Canada / YGL
La Grande Rivière Airport
CYGL / YGLLa Grande Rivière, CanadaELEV 639 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
99 nm
To the nearest alternate
Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW).
Overview
La Grande Rivière Airport (CYGL / YGL) sits in La Grande Rivière, Canada, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 639 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list YGL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Kuujjuarapik Airport (YGW, 99 nm), La Grande-4 Airport (YAH, 143 nm), and Moosonee Airport (YMO, 176 nm).
Trip costs from YGL 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 YGL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYGL
IATA
YGL
FAA / Local
CYGL
Elevation
639 ft
Coordinates
53.6253° N · 77.7042° 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 639 ft, YGL sits lower than 58% 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.
- 99nmYGWKuujjuarapik AirportKuujjuarapik
- 143nmYAHLa Grande-4 AirportLa Grande-4
- 176nmYMOMoosonee AirportMoosonee
- 232nmYNMMatagami AirportMatagami
- 260nmYMTChapais AirportChibougamau
- 298nmYCNCochrane AirportCochrane
Location
Open the full mapCYGL · La Grande Rivière Airport · La Grande Rivière, Canada