Airports / Canada / YPW
Powell River Airport
CYPW / YPWPowell River, CanadaELEV 425 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox (YQQ) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Powell River Airport, listed as CYPW / YPW, is a mid-sized airport in Powell River, Canada. The airport sits 425 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 YPW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox (YQQ, 17 nm), Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU, 30 nm), and Campbell River Airport (YBL, 31 nm).
Charter pricing from YPW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Powell River.
Field capability
ICAO
CYPW
IATA
YPW
FAA / Local
CYPW
Elevation
425 ft
Coordinates
49.8342° N · 124.5000° 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 425 ft, YPW sits lower than 67% 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.
- 17nmYQQComox Valley International Airport / CFB ComoxComox
- 30nmXQUQualicum Beach AirportQualicum Beach
- 31nmYBLCampbell River AirportCampbell River
- 53nmYCDNanaimo AirportNanaimo
- 64nmYVRVancouver International AirportVancouver
- 67nmYAZTofino / Long Beach AirportTofino
Location
Open the full mapCYPW · Powell River Airport · Powell River, Canada