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Whitecourt Airport
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
Website	woodlands.ab.ca/p/airport
Map
	CYZU Location in Alberta
Runways
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements
Aircraft movements	18,917
	Sources: Canada Flight Supplement; Environment Canada; Movements from Statistics Canada

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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.

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.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Northern Air	Calgary, Peace River^[4]

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
^ Northern Air Schedule

External links

Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Whitecourt Airport from Nav Canada as available.
Place to Fly on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory

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

[2] Synoptic/Metstat Station Information

[move-3] Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations

[4] Northern Air Schedule

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-{{Airport frame}}
-{{Airport title|name=Whitecourt Airport|}}
+| name = Whitecourt Airport
+| image = Whitecourt Airport Terminal Building.jpg
-{{Airport infobox|
-IATA=YZU|
+| IATA = YZU
-ICAO=CYZU|
+| ICAO = CYZU
+| WMO = 71930
-type=Public|
+| type = Public
-run by=Woodlands County|
+| owner = [[Woodlands County]]
-closest town=Whitecourt, Alberta|
+| operator = [[Woodlands County]]
-elevation_ft=2,567|
+| city-served = [[Whitecourt]]
-elevation_m=782|
+| location = [[Woodlands County]], near [[Whitecourt]], [[Alberta]]
-coordinates={{coor dms|54|08|38|N|115|47|12|W|type:airport}}
+| timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
+| utc = [[UTC−07:00]]
+| summer = MDT
+| utcs = [[UTC−06:00]]
+| elevation-f = 2,567
+| coordinates = {{coord|54|08|38|N|115|47|12|W|region:CA-AB|display=inline,title}}
+| pushpin_map = Canada Alberta
+| pushpin_label = CYZU
+| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Alberta
+| website = [https://woodlands.ab.ca/p/airport/ woodlands.ab.ca/p/airport]
+| r1-number = 11/29
+| r1-length-f = 5,797
+| r1-surface = Asphalt
+| stat-year = 2010
+| stat1-header = Aircraft movements
+| stat1-data = 18,917
+| footnotes = Sources: [[Canada Flight Supplement]]<ref name="CFS">{{CFS}}</ref><br>[[Environment Canada]]<ref>[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/prods_servs/metstat1_e.html Synoptic/Metstat Station Information]</ref><br>Movements from [[Statistics Canada]]<ref name="move">[http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/51-209-x/2011001/t001-eng.htm Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations]</ref>
 }}
-{{Runway title}}
+'''Whitecourt Airport''' {{Airport codes|YZU|CYZU}} is located {{convert|3.5|NM|lk=in}} west of [[Whitecourt]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]].
-{{Runway|
-runway_angle=11/29|
+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.
-runway_length_f=5,800|
-runway_length_m=1,768|
+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.
-runway_surface=Asphalt|
+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.
+[[File:Whitecourt Airport Eastern Perspective.jpg|thumb|left|High final for runway 11]]
+==Airlines and destinations==
+<!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airlines itself are not independent sources. -->
+{{Update section|date=January 2022}}
+{{Airport-dest-list
+|[[Northern Air (Canada)|Northern Air]] | [[Calgary International Airport|Calgary]], [[Peace River Airport|Peace River]]<ref>[http://www.flynorthernair.com/index/whitecourt Northern Air Schedule]</ref>
 }}
-{{Airport end frame}}
+== References ==
-'''Whitecourt Airport''', ([[ICAO airport code|ICAO]] CYZU, [[IATA airport code|IATA]] YZU), is located 3.5 [[nautical mile]]s (6.48 km) west of [[Whitecourt, Alberta|Whitecourt]], [[Alberta]], [[Canada]].
+{{Reflist}}
+== External links ==
+{{Can-arpt-wx|CYZU|Whitecourt Airport}}
+*[https://copanational.org/en/places-to-fly/ Place to Fly] on [[Canadian Owners and Pilots Association|COPA's]] ''Places to Fly'' airport directory
+{{Portal bar|Canada|Aviation}}
+{{List of airports in Canada}}
+{{authority control}}
+[[Category:Registered aerodromes in Alberta]]
+[[Category:Whitecourt]]
+[[Category:Woodlands County]]
-{{Canada-airport-stub}}
+{{Alberta-airport-stub}}
-[[Category:Airports of Alberta]]

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