Whitecourt Airport

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Whitecourt Airport
IATA: YZU – ICAO: CYZU
– WMO: 71930
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Woodlands County
Operator Woodlands County
Serves Whitecourt
Location Woodlands County, near Whitecourt, Alberta
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL 2,567 ft / 782 m
Coordinates 54°08′38″N 115°47′12″W / 54.14389°N 115.78667°W / 54.14389; -115.78667Coordinates: 54°08′38″N 115°47′12″W / 54.14389°N 115.78667°W / 54.14389; -115.78667
Website http://www.woodlands.ab.ca/
Map
CYZU
Location in Alberta
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 5,797 1,767 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 18,917
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada[3]

Whitecourt Airport, (IATA: YZU, ICAO: CYZU), is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) west of Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada.

The Whitecourt Airport was opened in 1978. It is serviced by three non-precision IFR approaches. The approach lighting consists of PAPI3 and medium intensity runway lighting.

The airport is open 24 hours a day with the Nav Canada Flight Services office open from 6 AM to 10 PM, 7 days a week. There are no landing fees charged for non-commercial aircraft.

On site there is an Alberta Sustainable Resource Development fire suppression tanker base located at the south east side of the airport at the intersection of taxiway B and A.

Fuel sales of AVGAS or Jet Fuel are available during working hours with call out service available.

High final for runway 11.

References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 12 December 2013 to 0901Z 6 February 2014
  2. ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations

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