Whitecourt Airport (IATA: YZU, ICAO: CYZU) is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) west of Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada.
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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 | ||||||||||
Website | woodlands.ab.ca/airport | ||||||||||
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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.
An Alberta Agriculture And Forestry fire suppression tanker base is 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.
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