Port Hardy Airport guide

Port Hardy Airport (IATA: YZT, ICAO: CYZT) is the main commercial gateway to the northern tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. It lies about 9.6 km (5.2 nautical miles) southeast of the town of Port Hardy, at an elevation of 71 ft (22 m). Transport Canada operates it.

The airport has two asphalt runways. Runway 11/29 is 4,999 ft (1,524 m) long and runway 08/26 is 4,000 ft (1,219 m). A third runway dating from the Second World War, when the site was an RCAF aerodrome, is no longer listed. Transport Canada took the site over from the RCAF in 1946. The Wikipedia entry records 10,194 aircraft movements in 2010, its most recent figure.

Scheduled airline service is limited. Pacific Coastal Airlines flies the one published route, to Vancouver, with a flight time of about 1 hour 15 minutes. Wilderness Seaplanes is also listed as a service provider. A terminal replacement project began in 2019, with airline check-in moved to a temporary building during construction, and a replacement terminal is reported to have opened in 2022. The airport is an airport of entry for general aviation aircraft carrying no more than 15 passengers. No border staff are based on site, and arrivals use a toll-free Canpass telephone line to clear customs.