# CFB Greenwood (YZX / CYZX)

**CFB Greenwood** (IATA: YZX, ICAO: CYZX) is a medium airport in Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada. It opened in 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 2,438 m (8,000 ft). It is operated by Department of National Defence.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YZX / CYZX
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: Department of National Defence
- Serves: Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Opened: 1942
- Elevation: 28 m / 92 ft
- Coordinates: 44.9844, -64.9169
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 2,438 m / 8,000 ft
- Time zone: UTC-4/-3 · America/Halifax
- Website: https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/corporate/wings/14-wing.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Greenwood (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1032127
- Weather station: CYZX · WMO 71397
- Ident: CYZX

## Timeline

- 1942: CFB Greenwood opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 2,438 m / 8,000 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 064° / 244° | yes |
| 12/30 | 2,438 m / 8,000 ft | 61 m / 200 ft | Asphalt | 107° / 287° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,438 m / 8,000 ft | =2,750 of 29,858 | =583 in North America | =38 in CA |
| Elevation | 28 m / 92 ft | =37,206 of 43,403 | =16,879 in North America | =1,309 in CA |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =32 in CA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =43 in CA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 120.600 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 128.850 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 128.025 |
| GND | GND | 133.750 |
| INFO | WING OPS | 30.860 |
| OPS | TUSKER OPS | 129.775 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.460 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [YDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyid.md) Digby / Annapolis Regional Airport · 84 km / 52 mi
- [YSJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cysj.md) Saint John Airport · 85 km / 53 mi
- [YHZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhz.md) Halifax / Stanfield International Airport · 111 km / 69 mi
- [YQM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqm.md) Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport · 127 km / 79 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)
- [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/cyzx/data