Airports / Canada / YPS
Port Hawkesbury Airport
CYPD / YPSPort Hawkesbury, CanadaELEV 377 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
63 nm
To the nearest alternate
Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY).
Overview
Located in Port Hawkesbury, Canada, Port Hawkesbury Airport (CYPD / YPS) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 377 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list YPS as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (YQY, 63 nm), Charlottetown Airport (YYG, 83 nm), and Halifax / Stanfield International Airport (YHZ, 102 nm).
Trip costs from YPS are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as YPD. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from YPS to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYPD
IATA
YPS
FAA / Local
CYPD
Elevation
377 ft
Coordinates
45.6567° N · 61.3681° 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 377 ft, YPS sits lower 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.
- 63nmYQYSydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy AirportSydney
- 83nmYYGCharlottetown AirportCharlottetown
- 102nmYHZHalifax / Stanfield International AirportHalifax
- 108nmYGRÎles-de-la-Madeleine AirportLes Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- 113nmYSUSummerside AirportSlemon Park
- 141nmYQMGreater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International AirportMoncton
Location
Open the full mapCYPD · Port Hawkesbury Airport · Port Hawkesbury, Canada