Airports / Canada / YZF
Yellowknife International Airport
CYZF / YZFYellowknife, CanadaELEV 675 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.
80 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fort Resolution Airport (YFR).
Overview
Located in Yellowknife, Canada, Yellowknife International Airport (CYZF / YZF) operates as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 675 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
Charter departments call it home: Air Tindi and Great Slave Helicopters base aircraft at YZF. Useful alternates include Fort Resolution Airport (YFR, 80 nm), Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY, 105 nm), and Fort Smith Airport (YSM, 163 nm).
Quotes for flights out of YZF vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from YZF, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
CYZF
IATA
YZF
FAA / Local
CYZF
Elevation
675 ft
Coordinates
62.4628° N · 114.4400° 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 675 ft, YZF sits lower than 56% 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.
- 80nmYFRFort Resolution AirportFort Resolution
- 105nmYHYHay River / Merlyn Carter AirportHay River
- 163nmYSMFort Smith AirportFort Smith
- 169nmYOAEkati AirportEkati
- 195nmYFSFort Simpson AirportFort Simpson
- 242nmYPYFort Chipewyan AirportFort Chipewyan
Location
Open the full mapCYZF · Yellowknife International Airport · Yellowknife, Canada