Airports / Canada / YWY
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
106 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fort Simpson Airport (YFS).
Overview
Located in Wrigley, Canada, Wrigley Airport (CYWY / YWY) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 489 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into YWY for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Fort Simpson Airport (YFS, 106 nm), Norman Wells Airport (YVQ, 152 nm), and Fort Liard Airport (YJF, 179 nm).
Charter pricing from YWY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Wrigley.
Field capability
ICAO
CYWY
IATA
YWY
FAA / Local
CYWY
Elevation
489 ft
Coordinates
63.2094° N · 123.4370° 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
No
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 489 ft, YWY sits lower than 65% 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.
- 106nmYFSFort Simpson AirportFort Simpson
- 152nmYVQNorman Wells AirportNorman Wells
- 179nmYJFFort Liard AirportFort Liard
- 241nmYQHWatson Lake AirportWatson Lake
- 250nmYZFYellowknife International AirportYellowknife
- 258nmYHYHay River / Merlyn Carter AirportHay River
Location
Open the full mapCYWY · Wrigley Airport · Wrigley, Canada