Port Hardy Airport (CYZT), British Columbia
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Port Hardy Airport (CYZT) serves the northern Vancouver Island region of British Columbia with three paved runways, the longest reaching 5,000 feet. The airport functions as a Canadian Airport of Entry with a fifteen-person customs limit, and its business aviation traffic, drawn from FAA TFMSC data on cross-border movements, is concentrated heavily in the summer season.
Runways
Port Hardy Airport has three paved runways. The longest, 11/29, is 5,000 ft long and 150 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Port Hardy Airport has Canada Border Services Agency clearance available onsite, under a restricted regime rather than general clearance. The terms that apply to a given flight must be confirmed before departure.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Port Hardy Airport recorded 801 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July and August. Business aviation traffic at Port Hardy Airport is concentrated in the summer months, peaking in August at 191 operations after building steadily from a low base in winter.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 191 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
Port Hardy Airport averages 9.9 freeze days in January and 0.8 snow days in January. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 65.1°F, and December the coldest, at 42.8°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Alternates
Port Hardy Airport has two alternates within 96 NM. The nearest alternate is Campbell River Airport (CYBL), 91.52 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYZT
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Frequently asked questions
What customs procedure applies at CYZT?
Port Hardy Airport operates as an Airport of Entry limited to fifteen persons per aircraft, designated AOE/15. Crews arriving from outside Canada must confirm that their passenger and crew count fits within this limit before planning a stop at CYZT. This is not a general-access customs facility, and flights exceeding the fifteen-person threshold need to arrange clearance elsewhere. Dispatchers should build this restriction into trip planning whenever Port Hardy is being used as a border-crossing point rather than a full-service AOE.
How long are the runways at Port Hardy Airport?
Port Hardy Airport, ICAO code CYZT, has three paved asphalt runways. Runway 11/29 is the longest at 5,000 feet, with a width of 150 feet. Runways 08/26 and 16/34 each measure 4,000 feet long and are also 150 feet wide. All three surfaces are paved, giving crews a choice of alignment depending on wind conditions.
Does CYZT see seasonal traffic variation?
Yes, business aviation traffic at Port Hardy Airport concentrates heavily in the summer months. Monthly operations climb from single digits in winter to a peak of 191 in August, with July and September also showing elevated volumes above 100 operations. Spring shoulder months such as May and June already show a marked increase over the winter baseline. Dispatchers scheduling flights to CYZT outside the June through September window should expect a much quieter operating environment.
What is the annual business aviation traffic volume at Port Hardy Airport?
Port Hardy Airport recorded 801 business aviation operations against a total of 2,067 operations in the 2025 traffic year, according to FAA TFMSC data. As Port Hardy is a Canadian airport, this figure reflects cross-border traffic visible to the FAA rather than the airport's full operational count. The data places CYZT in the top operations tier tracked by Skystar. Traffic is heavily weighted toward the summer months, so dispatchers should factor seasonal volume swings into planning.
How far is Port Hardy Airport from the nearest population center?
Port Hardy Airport sits approximately 101 nautical miles from the nearest metro area. The closest airport neighbors are Campbell River Airport, about 92 nautical miles away on a bearing of 118 degrees, and Bella Bella (Campbell Island) Airport, roughly 95 nautical miles away on a bearing of 342 degrees. This places CYZT in a relatively remote section of coastal British Columbia. Crews planning alternates or fuel stops in the region should note these distances when building routing options around Port Hardy.