Airports / Canada / YXT
Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat
CYXT / YXTTerrace, CanadaELEV 713 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
53 nm
To the nearest alternate
Smithers Airport (YYD).
Overview
Located in Terrace, Canada, Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat (CYXT / YXT) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 713 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list YXT as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Smithers Airport (YYD, 53 nm), Prince Rupert Airport (YPR, 66 nm), and Burns Lake Airport (YPZ, 92 nm).
Trip costs from YXT 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 YXT to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYXT
IATA
YXT
FAA / Local
CYXT
Elevation
713 ft
Coordinates
54.4685° N · 128.5760° 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 713 ft, YXT sits lower than 55% 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.
- 53nmYYDSmithers AirportSmithers
- 66nmYPRPrince Rupert AirportPrince Rupert
- 92nmYPZBurns Lake AirportBurns Lake
- 99nmWHDHyder Seaplane BaseHyder
- 100nmZSTStewart AirportStewart
- 109nmANNAnnette Island AirportMetlakatla
Location
Open the full mapCYXT · Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat · Terrace, Canada