CYAZ, Tofino / Long Beach Airport

The Long Beach Airport (CYAZ), is situated 11 km south of Tofino and 30 km north of Ucluelet on the Pacific Rim Highway. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean, the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nation the Pacific Rim National Park and the Long Beach Golf Course. Its civic address is 188 Airport Rd, Tofino, BC, or YAZ on Google Maps

Flight Services/Carriers

Scheduled flights are available from Vancouver with Pacific Coastal Airlines.

For information about all flights, please call 1-800-663-2872.

Chartered flights to the area can be booked through Tofino Air, Atleo Air, or West Coast Wild Adventures.

Fuel is available at the Long Beach Airport - sold by cardlock (provided by a third party). It is without the additive Prist. For issues or questions related to fuel, please call 250-266-1449.

AVGas is $2.73 per litre
Jet A is $2.39 per litre

Fuel Price Information is provided by Long Beach Enterprises, current as of May 2023 (subject to change).

Canada Flight Supplemental Data/GPH 205

Effective 0901Z 20 April 2023 to 0901Z 15 June 2023

Transportation to/from Airport

BUDGET Rental Car operates out of the airport during the summer: 1-888-368-7368 or Port Alberni (winter months) 250-724-4511
Tofino Taxi - 250-725-3333
Whistle Ride (A Rideshare service) – 778-770-1101
OTUS - info@otusrental.ca
Ucluelet Taxi - 250-726-4415
KABU (A Rideshare Service) – download KABU App
TikiCab Transportation Company - 250-266- 1521
Pacific Rim Navigators – 250-725-8393

Vehicle Parking at the Airport

Short-term rates

$3 first two hours
$3 per additional hour

Long-term rates

$12 per day
Monthly rate of $160

The transactions are all conducted on the HONK app. or call 1-888-680-7275

Landing Fees

Domestic ($/1,000 kg)

< 10,000 kg - $3.20
10,000 kg - 45,000 kg - $4.05
> 45,000 kg - $5.08

Minimum $15 landing fee

Note: Privately registered aircraft 0-2,000 kg as per the ICAO Air Traffic design classification (GTOW) = No Landing Fees

Airport Parking Fees

Note: Aircraft parked for less than 6 hours = no charge. Aircraft parked in excess of 6 hours are charged as a day.

Aircraft weight	Daily Fee	Monthly Fee	Annual Fee
Up to 5,000kg	$7.50	$60.00	$480.00
More than 5,000kg but not more than 10,000kg	$12.50	$262.00	N/A
More than 10,000kg	$24.00	$500.00	N/A

Lease Inquiries

There are leasing opportunities for airside and non-airside development at the Long Beach Airport. Please read the FAQ for more information and email your preliminary application to airports@acrd.bc.ca to begin the process.

Visit the Bylaws Webpage to find all Airport bylaws including bylaws relating to fees.

For information on Long Beach Airport Water System connections and rates please visit the Long Beach Airport Water webpage.

Background

The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) operates this facility which was built by the Department of National Defense during the Second World War to protect the west coast of Canada. Now it is utilized to access various points in the Pacific Northwest for tourism, private use, military / search and rescue operations, flight training, charter and commercial operations, as well as businesses use. The spectrum of possible uses is very broad as YAZ is able to accommodate aircraft of many sizes.

As it is a service of the ACRD, YAZ operations and maintenance are funded through taxation from the District's of Tofino and Ucluelet and the Long Beach Electoral Area C. Income is also generated through land leases and landing fees and further opportunities to generate revenue and improve services are being explored. The ACRD has also undertaken a land-use plan. Bylaw P1282 and Bylaw P1283.

All three runways are approximately 1,500 metres long and 30 metres wide. Instrumental Flight Rules (IFR) approaches are available using GPS (Geographic Positioning System). CYAZ was certified for night operations by Transport Canada in January 2017. A LED, Medium Intensity Runway Lighting system has been installed on the following surfaces, primary runway 11-29, Taxiway H and Apron III. Aerodrome lighting can be activated with a Type K ARCAL system on 123.25 (MF) for a 15-minute duration. Four box Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI) units and Runway End Identifier Lights (REILS) are also located on runway 11 and 29 approaches. YAZ has approximately 20,000 passengers annually with 7564 aircraft movements recorded in 2017.