# Nanaimo Airport (YCD / CYCD)

**Nanaimo Airport** (IATA: YCD, ICAO: CYCD) is a medium airport in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. It has one runway, 2,012 m (6,602 ft) long, asphalt. In 2023 it handled 377 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YCD / CYCD
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
- Elevation: 28 m / 92 ft
- Coordinates: 49.0550, -123.8699
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,012 m / 6,602 ft
- Passengers: 377,454 (2023)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Vancouver
- Website: https://ycd.ca
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanaimo_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64833
- Weather station: CYCD · WMO 71890
- Ident: CYCD

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,012 m / 6,602 ft | 46 m / 150 ft | Asphalt | 181° / 001° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2012 | 185,854 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 225,251 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 270,426 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 312,117 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 340,861 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 364,318 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 435,349 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 491,499 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 174,287 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 193,425 | Wikidata |
| 2022 | 338,016 | Wikidata |
| 2023 | 377,454 | Wikidata |

## Routes

5 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (4)

- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 52 km / 32 mi · WestJet Encore, Pacific Coastal Airlines, Air Canada Express
- [YLW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cylw.md) Kelowna International Airport · Canada · 339 km / 211 mi · Pacific Coastal Airlines
- [YYC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyc.md) Calgary International Airport · Canada · 739 km / 459 mi · WestJet, WestJet Encore
- [YEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyeg.md) Edmonton International Airport · Canada · 858 km / 533 mi · WestJet Encore

### Seasonal (1)

- [YYZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyz.md) Toronto Pearson International Airport · Canada · 3,397 km / 2,111 mi · Air Canada

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (5)

- WR [WestJet Encore](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet-encore) · 3
- 8P [Pacific Coastal Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pacific-coastal-airlines) · 2
- AC [Air Canada](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada) · 1 · seasonal
- [Air Canada Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-canada-express) · 1
- WS [WestJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/westjet) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 377K (2023) | #1,238 of 3,974 | #284 in North America | #24 in CA |
| Longest runway | 2,012 m / 6,602 ft | =3,783 of 29,858 | =943 in North America | #63 in CA |
| Elevation | 28 m / 92 ft | =37,206 of 43,403 | =16,879 in North America | =1,309 in CA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =233 in CA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | VICTORIA TRML | 133.950 |
| ATF | ATF | 122.100 |
| FSS | RDO | 122.100 |
| RCO | PACIFIC RDO | 126.700 |
| ATIS | Nanaimo ATIS | 128.425 |

## Nearby airports

- [XQU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cat4.md) Qualicum Beach Airport · 49 km / 31 mi
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · 52 km / 32 mi
- [YYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyj.md) Victoria International Airport · 56 km / 35 mi
- [YDT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czbb.md) Boundary Bay Airport · 63 km / 39 mi
- [ESD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kors.md) Orcas Island Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [FRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfhr.md) Friday Harbor Airport · 86 km / 53 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: “Nanaimo Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nanaimo_Airport&oldid=1363063699), revision of 7 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/cycd/data