Whitecourt Airport

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

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
Website	woodlands.ab.ca/p/airport
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]

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 Forestry and Parks 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.

High final for runway 11