Tofino / Long Beach Airport (CYAZ), British Columbia
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Tofino / Long Beach Airport (CYAZ) sits on Vancouver Island's west coast, serving the Tofino area with three concrete runways all rated for paved operations up to 5000 feet. The field carries no on-site customs clearance, with the nearest customs point at CBG9 some 47.64 nautical miles distant. Traffic tracked through FAA TFMSC data shows a business aviation segment that rises sharply through the summer season.
Runways
Tofino / Long Beach Airport has three paved runways. The longest, 16/34, is 5,000 ft long and 100 ft wide, with a concrete surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Customs
Tofino / Long Beach Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is CBG9, 48 NM away.
Source: CBSA list of airports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Tofino / Long Beach Airport recorded 642 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in July and August. Business aviation traffic at CYAZ concentrates heavily in July and August, with operations more than double the levels seen in the surrounding months.
Cross-border movements to the United States, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month July, 120 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.
Alternates
Tofino / Long Beach Airport has five alternates within 84 NM. The nearest alternate is Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox (CYQQ), 51.39 NM northeast.
Part of the Vancouver Island area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at CYAZ
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Frequently asked questions
Where is customs clearance handled for flights arriving at CYAZ?
Tofino / Long Beach Airport does not have customs service on the field. The nearest customs point is CBG9, located 47.64 nautical miles away. Crews arriving from outside Canada need to plan clearance at that facility or another suitable port of entry before or after their stop at CYAZ. This distance should factor into routing and fuel planning for any international leg terminating at Tofino.
What runway options are available at Tofino / Long Beach Airport?
CYAZ offers three paved concrete runways, all close in length. Runway 16/34 is the longest at 5000 feet with a width of 100 feet. Runway 07/25 measures 4999 feet long and 150 feet wide, the widest of the three. Runway 11/29 rounds out the field at 4997 feet long and 100 feet wide. The near-identical lengths give dispatchers flexibility in runway selection based on wind conditions.
How busy is business aviation traffic at YAZ throughout the year?
Business aviation traffic at YAZ, as tracked by FAA TFMSC for 2025, is concentrated in the summer months. July and August each recorded around 120 and 119 operations respectively, far above the winter months of January through March, which stayed in the mid-teens to low twenties. November and December pick back up to the high 50s and low 60s. Dispatchers should expect the airport's business aviation activity to peak sharply between July and August.
What is the total annual traffic volume recorded at CYAZ?
CYAZ recorded 1582 total annual operations in 2025 according to FAA TFMSC data, which tracks cross-border traffic rather than the airport's full activity. Of that total, 642 operations were business aviation movements. This makes business aviation a substantial share of the tracked traffic at this Vancouver Island field. The figures reflect the cross-border segment visible to FAA systems rather than the complete operational picture at the airport.
What nearby airports serve as alternates near CYAZ?
Several airports lie within roughly 50 to 85 nautical miles of Tofino / Long Beach Airport. Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox sits 51.39 nautical miles away on a bearing of 42 degrees. Campbell River Airport is 55.87 nautical miles out at a bearing of 20 degrees. Powell River Airport follows at 67.30 nautical miles, and Nanaimo Airport is 74.98 nautical miles to the east. Quillayute, across the border, is the furthest listed option at 83.90 nautical miles.