Airports / Canada / YYW
Armstrong Airport
CYYW / YYWArmstrong, CanadaELEV 1,058 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
82 nm
To the nearest alternate
Geraldton Greenstone Regional Airport (YGQ).
Overview
Located in Armstrong, Canada, Armstrong Airport (CYYW / YYW) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 1,058 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list YYW as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Geraldton Greenstone Regional Airport (YGQ, 82 nm), Pickle Lake Airport (YPL, 85 nm), and Nakina Airport (YQN, 85 nm).
Trip costs from YYW 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 YYW to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYYW
IATA
YYW
FAA / Local
CYYW
Elevation
1,058 ft
Coordinates
50.2903° N · 88.9097° 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 1,058 ft, YYW sits higher than 63% 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.
- 82nmYGQGeraldton Greenstone Regional AirportGeraldton
- 85nmYPLPickle Lake AirportPickle Lake
- 85nmYQNNakina AirportNakina
- 116nmYXLSioux Lookout AirportSioux Lookout
- 116nmYQTThunder Bay International AirportThunder Bay
- 120nmZUCIgnace Municipal AirportIgnace
Location
Open the full mapCYYW · Armstrong Airport · Armstrong, Canada