Airports / Canada / YXJ
Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport
CYXJ / YXJFort Saint John, CanadaELEV 2,280 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
35 nm
To the nearest alternate
Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport (CYXJ / YXJ) is a mid-sized airport serving Fort Saint John, Canada. Field elevation is 2,280 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list YXJ as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Dawson Creek Airport (YDQ, 35 nm), Chetwynd Airport (YCQ, 45 nm), and Grande Prairie Airport (YQU, 89 nm).
Trip costs from YXJ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as BZ3. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from YXJ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYXJ
IATA
YXJ
FAA / Local
CYXJ
Elevation
2,280 ft
Coordinates
56.2381° N · 120.7400° 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 2,280 ft, YXJ sits higher than 92% 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.
- 35nmYDQDawson Creek AirportDawson Creek
- 45nmYCQChetwynd AirportChetwynd
- 89nmYQUGrande Prairie AirportGrande Prairie
- 99nmCYZYMackenzie AirportMackenzie
- 110nmYPEPeace River AirportPeace River
- 142nmYOPRainbow Lake AirportRainbow Lake
Location
Open the full mapCYXJ · Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport · Fort Saint John, Canada