Airports / Canada / YZU
Whitecourt Airport
CYZU / YZUWhitecourt, CanadaELEV 2,567 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
42 nm
To the nearest alternate
Edson Airport (YET).
Overview
Whitecourt Airport, listed as CYZU / YZU, is a mid-sized airport in Whitecourt, Canada. Field elevation is 2,567 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, YZU is a home base: Taiga Helicopters operates from the field. The closest alternate fields are Edson Airport (YET, 42 nm), Slave Lake Airport (YZH, 77 nm), and Edmonton International Airport (YEG, 93 nm).
Trip costs from YZU 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 YZU to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYZU
IATA
YZU
FAA / Local
CYZU
Elevation
2,567 ft
Coordinates
54.1439° N · 115.7870° 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 2,567 ft, YZU sits higher than 95% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 42nmYETEdson AirportEdson
- 77nmYZHSlave Lake AirportSlave Lake
- 93nmYEGEdmonton International AirportEdmonton
- 124nmYQUGrande Prairie AirportGrande Prairie
- 136nmYQFRed Deer Regional AirportSpringbrook
- 137nmYPEPeace River AirportPeace River
Location
Open the full mapCYZU · Whitecourt Airport · Whitecourt, Canada