AirportsQuesnel Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Quesnel, in British Columbia, Canada. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is YQZ.
Key facts
- IATA code
- YQZ
- ICAO code
- CYQZ
- City
- Quesnel
- State or region
- British Columbia
- Country
- Canada
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 53.0261° N, 122.5100° W
- Elevation
- 545 m (1,789 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,676 m (5,500 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, YQZ means Quesnel Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: CYQZ. ICAO codes that begin with C belong to Canada. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 53.0261° N, 122.5100° W. It stands 545 metres (1,789 feet) above sea level. The nearest town in our data is Prince George, about 100 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Vancouver, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Quesnel Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,676 metres (5,500 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 245 airports of Canada on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 89.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,676 m 5,500 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Prince George (International) AirportPrince George | YXS | 96 km |
| Williams Lake AirportWilliams Lake | YWL | 99 km |
| Anahim Lake AirportAnahim Lake | YAA | 199 km |
| Burns Lake AirportBurns Lake | YPZ | 272 km |
| Bella Coola AirportBella Coola | QBC | 284 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 10,747 km | 13 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 11,861 km | 14 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,309 km | 14 h 10 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,203 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,867 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,147 km | 3 h 05 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,595 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,393 km | 9 h 25 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,727 km | 15 h 50 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
Airport data: OurAirports, as downloaded on 11 November 2026. This page does not show live flights, terminals or airlines. For those, use the airport's or the airline's own site. See About and data sources.