Whitecourt Airport
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| Whitecourt Airport | |||
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| IATA: YZU – ICAO: CYZU – WMO: 71930 |
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Woodlands County | ||
| Operator | Woodlands County | ||
| Serves | Whitecourt, Alberta | ||
| Location | Woodlands County, near Whitecourt, Alberta | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,567 ft / 782 m | ||
| Coordinates | 54°08′38″N 115°47′12″W / 54.14389°N 115.78667°WCoordinates: 54°08′38″N 115°47′12″W / 54.14389°N 115.78667°W | ||
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 CYZU
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 11/29 | 5,797 | 243 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft movements | 18,917 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] |
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Whitecourt Airport, (IATA: YZU, ICAO: CYZU), is located 3.5 NM (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.
[edit] References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
[edit] External links
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Whitecourt Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
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