AviatDataQuesnel Regional Airport YQZ / CYQZ
Quesnel, British Columbia · Canada · City of Quesnel
18kpax · 1992
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATACYQZ / YQZ
OperatorCity of Quesnel
Coordinates53.0261°N, 122.5103°W
Elevation1,788 ft · 545 m
Time zonePT (UTC-8/-7 DST)
Passengers / yr18,000 (1992)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYQZ — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursAirport Operations: Mon-Fri 15-01Z (approx 0700-1700 PST/0800-1800 PDT), Sun 17-01Z (approx 0900-1700 PST/1000-1800 PDT); scheduled commercial flight coverage only, no full-time tower (Williams Lake Radio Mandatory Frequency 122.2, AWOS 124.4). Extended winter maintenance coverage Nov 1-Mar 31 (1400-0300Z Mon-Fri, 1600-0230Z Sat-Sun). Overnight/after-hours operations not recommended unless all 3 hazard beacons on flanking hills are operating; prior notice (PPR) required for use outside published hours.
TerminalsSingle timber-frame terminal (504 sq m, built 1993); 24-hour self-serve fuel (card/account) with single-point and helipad refuelling; flight-planning room in Operations Building with 24-hour pilot access
Runways (1)
- 13/31 · 1,677 m / 5,501 ft · 61 m wide · Asphalt/Concrete
Airport contact
Served by Central Mountain Air (Vancouver, Williams Lake outbound) and Pacific Coastal Airlines (Vancouver, launched Oct 2025), supporting Cariboo-region forestry, mining and oil/gas charter traffic plus medevac; co-located with the Quesnel Flying Club's Fly-In Air Park. Quesnel sits in central BC's Cariboo region, well west of the Rockies, so it observes Pacific Time (America/Vancouver) with normal PDT/PST transitions, unlike the East Kootenay's Mountain Time exception (e.g. Cranbrook YXC). Most recent publicly available total-passenger figure (~18,000, plus ~13,000 movements) dates to 1992; no current annual total was found in Statistics Canada or City of Quesnel sources during this research.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Central Mountain Air
Central Mountain Air self-handles its own scheduled Vancouver service at YQZ using locally based station/customer service agents rather than a third-party ground handler, per CMA's own "Customer Service Agent - Quesnel, BC (YQZ)" station job posting; CMA is now the remaining scheduled carrier at YQZ following Pacific Coastal's June 2026 route suspension.
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Aircraft fuel
Available
City of Quesnel / Quesnel Regional Airport
Airport authority (City of Quesnel) operates the field's fuel facility directly; no separate FBO company name identified. Offers 100LL and Jet A-1 (w/FS-II) via 24-hour self-serve single-point refuelling plus helicopter pad refuelling; Visa, Mastercard and private company cardlock accounts accepted, per the City of Quesnel's own airport pilot-information page. · 24 hours self-serve
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De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
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Part-145 base maintenance
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Component shops & overhaul
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Flight catering
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Aircraft cleaning
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Ground support equipment
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Cargo handling
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Aviation security
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Passenger & crew transport
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Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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