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Nanaimo Airport

Nanaimo, Canada

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ICAO

CYCD

Elevation

92 ft

The gateway in a glance

The Essence of Nanaimo Airport

YCD

Location

Nanaimo · BC · Canada

Connectivity

2 routes · 2 destinations

Position

49.055°, -123.870° · 92 ft elev.

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Vancouver Island's main gateway serving central island communities.

Opened

1942

Location

Nanaimo, Canada

Nanaimo Airport (IATA: YCD, ICAO: CYCD) is the primary commercial airport serving Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada's second-largest city on Vancouver Island. Located approximately 18 kilometres south of downtown Nanaimo near the community of Cedar, the airport provides scheduled passenger service connecting the island to major Canadian hubs. The airport serves as an important regional hub for central Vancouver Island, offering connections primarily to Vancouver and Calgary. It handles a mix of scheduled commercial flights, general aviation, cargo operations, and charter services. The facility has undergone improvements in recent years to modernize infrastructure and enhance passenger capacity. Nanaimo Airport is operated by the Nanaimo Airport Commission and plays a significant economic role for the region, supporting tourism, business travel, and freight movement throughout central Vancouver Island.

Terminals

The airport has a single passenger terminal building handling all commercial and general aviation passengers.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation to Nanaimo city centre is available via taxi, rideshare services, and rental car agencies based at the airport, with no direct scheduled bus transit service.

Airlines here

Air Canada Express (operated by Jazz) and Pacific Coastal Airlines have provided service to Nanaimo, with connections primarily to Vancouver International Airport and Calgary.

Notable facts

›The airport was originally established as a military airfield during World War II in 1942.
›Located approximately 18 km south of downtown Nanaimo near the Cedar area.
›Elevation is approximately 91 metres (299 feet) above sea level.
›The airport is operated by the Nanaimo Airport Commission, a not-for-profit authority.
›It has two paved runways supporting both commercial and general aviation operations.

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Route map (2 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Canada

WestJet

Routes

YCD → YVRAC · DH3

YCD → YYCWS · DH4

Aircraft operating here

De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 81 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q1 routes

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