Airports / Canada / YXC
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport
CYXC / YXCCranbrook, CanadaELEV 3,082 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
70 nm
To the nearest alternate
Pincher Creek Airport (WPC).
Overview
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, listed as CYXC / YXC, is a mid-sized airport in Cranbrook, Canada. The field lies at an elevation of 3,082 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
YXC has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Pincher Creek Airport (WPC, 70 nm), Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG, 75 nm), and Glacier Park International Airport (FCA, 99 nm).
Quotes for flights out of YXC vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from YXC, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
CYXC
IATA
YXC
FAA / Local
CYXC
Elevation
3,082 ft
Coordinates
49.6108° N · 115.7820° 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 3,082 ft, YXC 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.
- 70nmWPCPincher Creek AirportPincher Creek
- 75nmYCGCastlegar/West Kootenay Regional AirportCastlegar
- 99nmFCAGlacier Park International AirportKalispell
- 105nmCYBWCalgary / Springbank AirportCalgary
- 110nmZGFGrand Forks AirportGrand Forks
- 111nmCYGEGolden AirportGolden
Location
Open the full mapCYXC · Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport · Cranbrook, Canada