Bella Coola Airport (CYBD), British Columbia
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Bella Coola Airport (CYBD) serves the town of Bella Coola on the central coast of British Columbia, with a single paved runway handling cross-border business aviation activity tracked by the FAA. Customs clearance is not available on the field; the nearest customs point is CYZT, located roughly 106 nautical miles away. Dispatchers planning into this valley airport should account for its terrain-bound approach environment and its distance from the nearest metro area, about 88 nautical miles.
Runways
Bella Coola Airport has one paved runway, 05/23, 4,200 ft long and 100 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Bella Coola Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Port Hardy Airport (CYZT), 106 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Bella Coola Airport recorded 285 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in February. Cross-border business aviation activity at CYBD is concentrated in the winter and late-summer months, with February and August showing the highest counts and December dropping to a single operation.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month February, 39 movements in 2025.
FAA TFMSC records a movement outside the United States only when the flight enters US airspace. This is cross-border traffic, not total activity at the airfield.
Source: FAA TFMSC, cross-border movements, 2025.
Climate
Bella Coola Airport averages 2.7 days above 90°F in July, 21.8 freeze days in December and 2.1 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 73.9°F, and December the coldest, at 36.1°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Bella Coola Airport has three alternates within 92 NM. The nearest alternate is Bella Bella (campbell Island) Airport (CBBC), 58.61 NM west.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYBD
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Frequently asked questions
What runway length is available at CYBD?
Bella Coola Airport (CYBD) has one paved runway, designated 05/23, measuring 4,200 feet long and 100 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the only runway serving the field, so all fixed-wing traffic uses this single strip. At 4,200 feet, it accommodates most business aircraft but leaves limited margin for larger jets under adverse conditions.
Is customs clearance available at Bella Coola Airport?
Bella Coola Airport (CYBD) does not have customs service onsite. The nearest customs-equipped airport is CYZT, approximately 106 nautical miles away. Crews arriving from outside Canada need to plan a stop at that facility, or another customs point, before or after operating into CYBD.
How much business aviation traffic does CYBD handle?
According to FAA TFMSC data for 2025, Bella Coola Airport (CYBD) recorded 285 business aviation operations out of 898 total annual operations. This places the field in a moderate-traffic tier compared to larger regional airports. Monthly counts vary considerably, from a high of 39 in February to a low of 1 in December.
How far is CYBD from the nearest airport for support or alternates?
The closest neighboring airport to Bella Coola Airport (CYBD) is Bella Bella (Campbell Island) Airport, located about 58.6 nautical miles to the west. Other nearby fields include Streatham Reef Hueston Airfield at 87.5 nautical miles and Puntzi Mountain Airport at 91.6 nautical miles. These distances are relevant for planning alternates given the region's limited airport density.