Airports / Canada / YPE
Peace River Airport
CYPE / YPEPeace River, CanadaELEV 1,873 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
79 nm
To the nearest alternate
Grande Prairie Airport (YQU).
Overview
Peace River Airport (CYPE / YPE) sits in Peace River, Canada, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,873 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into YPE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Grande Prairie Airport (YQU, 79 nm), Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ, 96 nm), and Slave Lake Airport (YZH, 106 nm).
Charter pricing from YPE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Peace River.
Field capability
ICAO
CYPE
IATA
YPE
FAA / Local
CYPE
Elevation
1,873 ft
Coordinates
56.2269° N · 117.4470° 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 1,873 ft, YPE sits higher than 85% 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.
- 79nmYQUGrande Prairie AirportGrande Prairie
- 96nmYDQDawson Creek AirportDawson Creek
- 106nmYZHSlave Lake AirportSlave Lake
- 110nmYXJFort St John / North Peace Regional AirportFort Saint John
- 137nmYZUWhitecourt AirportWhitecourt
- 144nmYOJHigh Level AirportHigh Level
Location
Open the full mapCYPE · Peace River Airport · Peace River, Canada