Airports / Canada / YGQ
Geraldton Greenstone Regional Airport
CYGQ / YGQGeraldton, CanadaELEV 1,144 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nakina Airport (YQN).
Overview
Located in Geraldton, Canada, Geraldton Greenstone Regional Airport (CYGQ / YGQ) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,144 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 YGQ for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Nakina Airport (YQN, 26 nm), Manitouwadge Airport (YMG, 59 nm), and Marathon Airport (YSP, 66 nm).
Charter pricing from YGQ depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Geraldton.
Field capability
ICAO
CYGQ
IATA
YGQ
FAA / Local
CYGQ
Elevation
1,144 ft
Coordinates
49.7783° N · 86.9394° 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 1,144 ft, YGQ sits higher than 68% 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.
- 26nmYQNNakina AirportNakina
- 59nmYMGManitouwadge AirportManitouwadge
- 66nmYSPMarathon AirportMarathon
- 82nmYYWArmstrong AirportArmstrong
- 92nmYHNHornepayne Municipal AirportHornepayne
- 126nmYQTThunder Bay International AirportThunder Bay
Location
Open the full mapCYGQ · Geraldton Greenstone Regional Airport · Geraldton, Canada