Quesnel Airport

Quesnel Airport
Quesnel Airport
	Terminal building
	IATA: YQZ; ICAO: CYQZ; WMO: 71192;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	City of Quesnel
Location	Quesnel, British Columbia
Time zone	PST (UTC−08:00)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL	1,788 ft / 545 m
Coordinates	53°01′34″N 122°30′37″W / 53.02611°N 122.51028°W
Map
	CYQZ Location in British Columbia
Runways
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements
Aircraft movements	6,649
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement; Environment Canada; Movements from Statistics Canada.

Quesnel Airport, (IATA: YQZ, ICAO: CYQZ), is located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Carson Air^[4]	Vancouver
Central Mountain Air	Vancouver

History

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Quesnel, British Columbia at 53°01′N 122°30′W / 53.017°N 122.500°W / 53.017; -122.500 with a variation of 27 degrees E and elevation of 1,775 feet (541 m). The aerodrome was listed as "Under construction" with one runway as follows: ^[5]

Runway name	Length	Width	Surface
12/3	6,100 feet (1,859 m)	200 feet (61 m)	Hard surfaced

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived June 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
^ Carson Air
^ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 151.

External links

Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Quesnel Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[2] Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived June 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[move-3] Total aircraft movements by class of operation

[4] Carson Air

[Handbook-5] Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 151.

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