Airports / Canada / YWL
Williams Lake Airport
CYWL / YWLWilliams Lake, CanadaELEV 3,085 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
53 nm
To the nearest alternate
Quesnel Airport (YQZ).
Overview
Williams Lake Airport (CYWL / YWL) sits in Williams Lake, Canada, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 3,085 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list YWL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Quesnel Airport (YQZ, 53 nm), Cache Creek-Ashcroft Regional Airport (YZA, 89 nm), and Blue River Airport (CYCP, 102 nm).
Trip costs from YWL 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 YWL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYWL
IATA
YWL
FAA / Local
CYWL
Elevation
3,085 ft
Coordinates
52.1831° N · 122.0540° 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 3,085 ft, YWL sits higher than 98% 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.
- 53nmYQZQuesnel AirportQuesnel
- 89nmYZACache Creek-Ashcroft Regional AirportCache Creek
- 102nmCYCPBlue River AirportBlue River
- 105nmYXSPrince George (International) AirportPrince George
- 107nmYKAKamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional AirportKamloops
- 120nmYAAAnahim Lake AirportAnahim Lake
Location
Open the full mapCYWL · Williams Lake Airport · Williams Lake, Canada
