Airports / Canada / YQY
Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport
CYQY / YQYSydney, CanadaELEV 203 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
63 nm
To the nearest alternate
Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS).
Overview
Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport (CYQY / YQY) is a mid-sized airport serving Sydney, Canada. Field elevation is 203 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list YQY as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Port Hawkesbury Airport (YPS, 63 nm), Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport (YGR, 104 nm), and Charlottetown Airport (YYG, 128 nm).
Trip costs from YQY 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 YQY to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYQY
IATA
YQY
FAA / Local
CYQY
Elevation
203 ft
Coordinates
46.1611° N · 60.0498° 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 203 ft, YQY sits lower than 76% 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.
- 63nmYPSPort Hawkesbury AirportPort Hawkesbury
- 104nmYGRÎles-de-la-Madeleine AirportLes Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- 128nmYYGCharlottetown AirportCharlottetown
- 155nmYJTStephenville Dymond International AirportStephenville
- 158nmYSUSummerside AirportSlemon Park
- 164nmFSPSaint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche AirportSaint-Pierre
Location
Open the full mapCYQY · Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport · Sydney, Canada