Airports / Canada / YZP
Sandspit Airport
CYZP / YZPSandspit, CanadaELEV 21 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
48 nm
To the nearest alternate
Masset Airport (ZMT).
Overview
Sandspit Airport (CYZP / YZP) is a mid-sized airport serving Sandspit, Canada. Field elevation is 21 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list YZP as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Masset Airport (ZMT, 48 nm), Prince Rupert Airport (YPR, 79 nm), and Annette Island Airport (ANN, 107 nm).
Trip costs from YZP are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as Queen Charlotte Islands and Haida Gwaii. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from YZP to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYZP
IATA
YZP
FAA / Local
CYZP
Elevation
21 ft
Coordinates
53.2543° N · 131.8140° 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 21 ft, YZP sits lower than 98% 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.
- 48nmZMTMasset AirportMasset
- 79nmYPRPrince Rupert AirportPrince Rupert
- 107nmANNAnnette Island AirportMetlakatla
- 113nmMTMMetlakatla Seaplane BaseMetlakatla
- 122nmHYGHydaburg Seaplane BaseHydaburg
- 126nmWFBKetchikan Harbor Seaplane BaseKetchikan
Location
Open the full mapCYZP · Sandspit Airport · Sandspit, Canada