Airports / Canada / YQZ
Quesnel Airport
CYQZ / YQZQuesnel, CanadaELEV 1,789 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
52 nm
To the nearest alternate
Prince George (International) Airport (YXS).
Overview
Quesnel Airport (CYQZ / YQZ) sits in Quesnel, Canada, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,789 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
YQZ has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Prince George (International) Airport (YXS, 52 nm), Williams Lake Airport (YWL, 53 nm), and Anahim Lake Airport (YAA, 107 nm).
Quotes for flights out of YQZ vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from YQZ, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
CYQZ
IATA
YQZ
FAA / Local
CYQZ
Elevation
1,789 ft
Coordinates
53.0261° N · 122.5100° 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 1,789 ft, YQZ sits higher than 83% 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.
- 52nmYXSPrince George (International) AirportPrince George
- 53nmYWLWilliams Lake AirportWilliams Lake
- 107nmYAAAnahim Lake AirportAnahim Lake
- 130nmCYCPBlue River AirportBlue River
- 138nmCYZYMackenzie AirportMackenzie
- 142nmYZACache Creek-Ashcroft Regional AirportCache Creek
Location
Open the full mapCYQZ · Quesnel Airport · Quesnel, Canada