Red Deer Regional Airport (CYQF), Alberta
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Overview
Red Deer Regional Airport (CYQF) sits in Springbrook, Alberta, roughly 11 nautical miles from the Red Deer metro area. The field is built around a 7,500-foot primary runway, giving it capacity for a wide range of business aircraft, and FAA TFMSC data show cross-border business aviation traffic as the dominant activity recorded at the airport in 2025. Customs clearance is not available onsite; the nearest customs airport is CEH3, about 30 nautical miles away.
Runways
Red Deer Regional Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 17/35, is 7,500 ft long and 98 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
Red Deer Regional Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is CEH3, 30 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Red Deer Regional Airport recorded 2,347 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July. Cross-border business aviation traffic at CYQF is concentrated in the spring through early autumn months, peaking in July, with a marked drop-off in November and December.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 241 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
Red Deer Regional Airport averages 1.3 days above 90°F in July, 30.9 freeze days in January and 1.8 snow days in March. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 73.2°F, and January the coldest, at 21.9°F.
Weather station is on the field. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada.
Nearby airfields
Red Deer Regional Airport has two airfields within 40 NM. The closest is Sundre Airport, 37.93 NM southwest.
Part of the Calgary and Edmonton area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYQF
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Frequently asked questions
What is the longest runway at CYQF?
Red Deer Regional Airport's primary runway, 17/35, is 7,500 feet long and 98 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This length accommodates most business jet types operating into the airport. A secondary runway, 12/30, is also paved but considerably shorter at 3,449 feet and 100 feet wide. Dispatchers planning into CYQF should default to 17/35 for larger aircraft given the runway length difference between the two.
Is customs clearance available at Red Deer Regional Airport?
Customs is not handled onsite at Red Deer Regional Airport (CYQF). The nearest customs-equipped airport is CEH3, located approximately 30 nautical miles away. Crews arriving internationally need to route through that facility or otherwise arrange clearance before proceeding to CYQF. This distance should be factored into routing and timing decisions for any cross-border arrival.
How much business aviation traffic does CYQF handle?
Red Deer Regional Airport recorded 2,347 business aviation operations against a total of 2,708 annual operations in 2025, according to FAA TFMSC data, which reflects cross-border traffic seen by the FAA rather than the airport's full operational count. This places CYQF in Skystar's top operational tier for data coverage and traffic volume. Business aviation accounts for the large majority of the recorded operations at the field. Traffic builds through spring and peaks in mid-summer before tapering sharply toward year end.
What are winter conditions like at Red Deer Regional Airport?
Winters at CYQF are cold, with average high temperatures near 22 to 26 degrees Fahrenheit in January and February. Days with lows below freezing are frequent from November through March, exceeding 28 days per month in the coldest stretch. Measurable snow accumulation of an inch or more occurs on roughly one day per month across the winter season. Crews should plan for de-icing and cold-weather operations when scheduling flights into Red Deer Regional Airport during this period.
What airports are near CYQF for alternate planning?
Two smaller airports lie within about 40 nautical miles of Red Deer Regional Airport. Sundre Airport is roughly 38 nautical miles away on a bearing of 230 degrees. Rocky Mountain House Airport sits about 40 nautical miles out on a bearing of 292 degrees. Both can serve as alternate planning references for operations in the CYQF area, though neither matches the runway length or traffic volume of Red Deer Regional Airport.