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📍 Sarnia⬆ 594 ft2 runways
CYZR · YZR

Chris Hadfield Airport

42.99940°N
-82.30890°W
ARR / DAY
2
▼ 33.3%
DEP / DAY
1
▼ 76.5%
ON-TIME
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schedules pending
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Chris Hadfield Airport (CYZR/YZR) is a medium regional airport located in Sarnia, Canada, 75 km north east of Sterling Heights. It features 2 runways with the longest being 5,100 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 2 arrivals and 1 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 10 carriers across 11 routes. The most active carrier is Nelson Aviation College (CGE). The busiest route is to Pelee Island Airport (CYPT).

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 1 total

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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
1
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

27m ago
Temp
66°F
Wind
6 kts
170°
Visib
8047 m
Ceil
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CYZR 261252Z AUTO 17006KT 5SM BR CLR 19/17 A2999 RMK SLP157 DENSITY ALT 1200FT

Runways

2 installed

5,100 FT MAX
06/24
2,989 ft × 75
ASP○ unlit
15/33
5,100 ft × 100
ASP● LIT

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

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Top carriers

Share of flights

5 total
TOP 9 7
Nelson Aviation College 29% Chicago AIR 29% Chongqing Forebase General Aviation 14% China Flight General Aviation 14% Canadian Armed Forces 14%

Top destinations

By flight count

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CYPT 2
CA-0471 1
YQG 1
YQS 1
YTR 1

Carriers

See all + destinations → 5
Nelson Aviation College
2
Chicago AIR
2
Chongqing Forebase General Aviation
1
China Flight General Aviation
1
Canadian Armed Forces
1

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZYZ
Elevation:
594 ft
Mag var:
8° W

Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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See all routes → 6 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
YZRCYPT
Pelee Island, CA
 Nelson Aviation College 2 0h 36m
YZRCA-0471
 Chicago AIR 1 0h 24m
YZRYQG
Windsor, CA
 China Flight General Aviation 1 0h 25m
YZRYQS
St Thomas, CA
 Chongqing Forebase General Aviation 1 1h 2m
YZRYTR
Trenton, CA
 Canadian Armed Forces 1 1h 10m

Pilot & community notes

4 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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berk
04/21/2024
Updated runway ids to match NavCanada data.
Updated runway ids from 5/23 and 14/32 to 6/24 and 15/33 to match with NavCanada data.
david
07/09/2011
re: Great airport
Reply to @viennatech: "I tried to back taxi to Bravo and was told to turn around!" "Told", or "respectfully requested"? CYZR doesn't have a tower, so there's no ATC to boss you around. :)
viennatech
07/09/2011
Great airport
Very friendly staff at the local flight school. Make sure that you land and taxi out on Alpha. I tried to back taxi to Bravo and was told to turn around! Otherwise was a great visit and the last stop on my 300 NM CPL cross country flight. They have 100LL pumped with a smile.
Tony
07/26/2007
Cleared Canadian Customs Here
Landed here after dark in Oct 04 to clear customs. Taxiways were very rough and ramp lighting was not very effective. The ramp attendant heard us fly in and drove over to let the Customs agent in the back gate and let us out after we were cleared. He drove us to our hotel afterward fuelling us - great service after a long day of flying.
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