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📍 Sarnia⬆ 594 ft2 runways
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Chris Hadfield Airport

42.99940°N
-82.30890°W
ARR / DAY
1
▼ 66.7%
DEP / DAY
2
▲ 44.4%
ON-TIME
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schedules pending
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Chris Hadfield Airport (CYZR/YZR) is a medium international 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 1 arrivals and 2 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 12 carriers across 12 routes. The most active carrier is Cranfield University (CFD). The busiest route is to Peterborough Airport (CYPQ).

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 0 total

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

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

35m ago
Temp
72°F
Wind
5 kts
130°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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CYZR 030052Z AUTO 13005KT 070V140 9SM -TSRA SCT076 SCT110 BKN220 22/22 A2990 RMK LTNG DIST ALQDS SLP126 DENSITY ALT 1600FT

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

8 total
TOP 9 12
Cranfield University 17% Charlotte 17% China Flying Dragon Aviation 17% Chicago AIR 17% CGX 8% AIR Guilin 8% CGW 8% Chinguetti Airlines 8%

Top destinations

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YPQ 2
CNQ4 2
YQS 2
KMOP 1
K76G 1
YIP 1

Carriers

See all + destinations → 8
Cranfield University
2
Charlotte
2
China Flying Dragon Aviation
2
Chicago AIR
2
CGX
1
AIR Guilin
1
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CGW
1
Chinguetti Airlines
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 → 9 routes
Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
YZRYPQ
Peterborough, CA
 China Flying Dragon Aviation 2 1h 50m
YZRCNQ4
Tillsonburg, CA
 Cranfield University 2 1h 4m
YZRKMOP
Mount Pleasant, US
 Charlotte 1 0h 55m
YZRYQS
St Thomas, CA
 AIR Guilin 1 0h 30m
YZRK76G
Marine City, US
 Chicago AIR 1 0h 12m
YZRYIP
Detroit, US
 CGW 1 0h 40m
YZRYQS
St Thomas, CA
 Chicago AIR 1 0h 35m

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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