# Qualicum Beach Airport (XQU)

**Qualicum Beach Airport** (IATA: XQU) is a medium airport in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada. It opened in 1954. It has one runway, 1,087 m (3,565 ft) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cat4

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: XQU / —
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada
- Opened: 1954
- Elevation: 58 m / 191 ft
- Coordinates: 49.3375, -124.3931
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,087 m / 3,565 ft
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Vancouver
- Website: http://www.qualicumbeach.com/cms.asp?wpID=437
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qualicum_Beach_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93617
- Weather station: CWGT · WMO 71781
- Ident: CAT4

## Timeline

- 1954: Qualicum Beach Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 1,087 m / 3,565 ft | 23 m / 75 ft | Asphalt | 127° / 307° | yes |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 89 km / 55 mi · Iskwew Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from XQU, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- SG [Iskwew Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/iskwew-air) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,087 m / 3,565 ft | =12,363 of 29,858 | =4,889 in North America | #461 in CA |
| Elevation | 58 m / 191 ft | =34,211 of 43,403 | =15,623 in North America | #1,228 in CA |
| Age | Opened 1954 | =4,023 of 15,079 | =2,782 in North America | #43 in CA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =233 in CA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | COMOX CNTR | 123.700 |
| MF | MF | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [YCD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cycd.md) Nanaimo Airport · 49 km / 31 mi
- [YQQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqq.md) Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox · 55 km / 34 mi
- [YPW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cypw.md) Powell River Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · 89 km / 55 mi
- [YBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cybl.md) Campbell River Airport · 93 km / 58 mi
- [YYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyj.md) Victoria International Airport · 104 km / 65 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Qualicum Beach Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Qualicum_Beach_Airport&oldid=1366864949), revision of 30 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cat4/data