Airports / Canada / YYD
Smithers Airport
CYYD / YYDSmithers, CanadaELEV 1,712 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
2 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 58% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
51 nm
To the nearest alternate
Burns Lake Airport (YPZ).
Overview
Smithers Airport, listed as CYYD / YYD, is a mid-sized airport in Smithers, Canada. The field lies at an elevation of 1,712 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: Central Mountain Air Ltd and Tsayta Aviation, Ltd. base aircraft at YYD. Useful alternates include Burns Lake Airport (YPZ, 51 nm), Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat (YXT, 53 nm), and Hyder Seaplane Base (WHD, 116 nm).
Quotes for flights out of YYD vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from YYD, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
CYYD
IATA
YYD
FAA / Local
CYYD
Elevation
1,712 ft
Coordinates
54.8247° N · 127.1830° 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 1,712 ft, YYD sits higher than 81% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Based charter operators2
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 51nmYPZBurns Lake AirportBurns Lake
- 53nmYXTNorthwest Regional Airport Terrace-KitimatTerrace
- 116nmWHDHyder Seaplane BaseHyder
- 116nmZSTStewart AirportStewart
- 118nmYPRPrince Rupert AirportPrince Rupert
- 142nmCYZYMackenzie AirportMackenzie
Location
Open the full mapCYYD · Smithers Airport · Smithers, Canada