How close can I fly a drone to an airport in Canada?
Updated · From NAV CANADA and municipal data
With a Basic certificate, at least 5.6 km (3 nautical miles) from any certified airport and 1.9 km (1 nautical mile) from a certified heliport. With an Advanced certificate you can fly closer, with NAV CANADA authorization inside a control zone or by following the airport's established procedures outside one.
Airports with a control tower
- Abbotsford Airport (CYXX)
- Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport (CYTZ)
- Boundary Bay Airport (CZBB)
- Edmonton International (CYEG)
- Erik Nielsen International (CYXY)
- Fort Mcmurray Airport (CYMM)
- Fredericton International (CYFC)
- Gander International (CYQX)
- Greater Moncton Romeo Leblanc International (CYQM)
- Hamilton Airport (CYHM)
- James Armstrong Richardson International (CYWG)
- Jean Lesage International (CYQB)
- John G. Diefenbaker International (CYXE)
- Kelowna Airport (CYLW)
- Langley Regional (CYNJ)
- Lester B. Pearson International (CYYZ)
- London Airport (CYXU)
- Macdonald-Cartier International (CYOW)
- Met (Aeroport Metropolitain De Montreal) Airport (CYHU)
- Montreal (Mirabel) Airport (CYMX)
- Oshawa Executive Airport (CYOO)
- Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International (CYUL)
- Pitt Meadows Airport (CYPK)
- Prince George Airport (CYXS)
- Red Deer Regional (CYQF)
- Regina International (CYQR)
- Sault Ste. Marie Airport (CYAM)
- Springbank Airport (CYBW)
- St-Honore Airport (CYRC)
- St. Andrews Airport (CYAV)
- St. John's International (CYYT)
- Stanfield International (CYHZ)
- Thunder Bay Airport (CYQT)
- Vancouver International (CYVR)
- Victoria International (CYYJ)
- Villeneuve Airport (CZVL)
- Waterloo Airport (CYKF)
- Windsor Airport (CYQG)
- Yellowknife Airport (CYZF)
- Yyc Calgary International (CYYC)
Other certified airports
- Akulivik Airport (CYKO)
- Alma Airport (CYTF)
- Anahim Lake Airport (CAJ4)
- Arctic Bay Airport (CYAB)
- Arviat Airport (CYEK)
- Attawapiskat Airport (CYAT)
- Aupaluk Airport (CYLA)
- Baie-Comeau Airport (CYBC)
- Baker Lake Airport (CYBK)
- Bathurst Airport (CZBF)
- Bearskin Lake Airport (CNE3)
- Bella Bella (Campbell Island) Airport (CBBC)
- Bella Coola Airport (CYBD)
- Berens River Airport (CYBV)
- Big Trout Lake Airport (CYTL)
- Black Tickle Airport (CCE4)
- Bloodvein River Airport (CZTA)
- Boisvert And Fils Airport (CSA4)
- Bonaventure Airport (CYVB)
- Brampton-Caledon Airport (CNC3)
- Brandon Muni Airport (CYBR)
- Brochet Airport (CYBT)
- Buffalo Narrows Airport (CYVT)
- Cambridge Bay Airport (CYCB)
- Campbell River Airport (CYBL)
- Canadian Rockies Airport (CYXC)
- Carp Airport (CYRP)
- Cartwright Airport (CYCA)
- Cat Lake Airport (CYAC)
- Chapais Airport (CYMT)
- Charlo Airport (CYCL)
- Charlottetown Airport (CCH4)
- Charlottetown Airport (CYYG)
- Chatham-Kent Airport (CYCK)
- Chesterfield Inlet (CYCS)
- Chevery Airport (CYHR)
- Chilliwack Airport (CYCW)
- Chisasibi Airport (CSU2)
- Churchill Airport (CYYQ)
- Churchill Falls Airport (CZUM)
- Clyde River Airport (CYCY)
- Coral Harbour Airport (CYZS)
- Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport (CYCR)
- Dauphin (Lt. Col W.G.(Billy) Barker, Vc) Airport (CYDN)
- Dawson City Airport (CYDA)
- Dawson Creek Airport (CYDQ)
- Deer Lake Airport (CYDF)
- Deer Lake Airport (CYVZ)
- Deline Airport (CYWJ)
- Donaldson Airport (CTP9)
- Dryden Regional (CYHD)
- Eastmain River Airport (CZEM)
- Edmonton Parkland Executive Airport (CYEP)
- Edson Airport (CYET)
- Firebag Airport (CYFI)
- Flin Flon Airport (CYFO)
- Fond-Du-Lac Airport (CZFD)
- Fort Albany Airport (CYFA)
- Fort Chipewyan Airport (CYPY)
- Fort Frances Muni Airport (CYAG)
- Fort Good Hope Airport (CYGH)
- Fort Hope Airport (CYFH)
- Fort Mcpherson Airport (CZFM)
- Fort Nelson Airport (CYYE)
- Fort Severn Airport (CYER)
- Fort Simpson Airport (CYFS)
- Fort Smith Airport (CYSM)
- Fort St. John Airport (CYXJ)
- Freddie Carmichael Airport (CYKD)
- Gaspe (Michel-Pouliot) Airport (CYGP)
- Gatineau Airport (CYND)
- Geraldton (Greenstone Regional) (CYGQ)
- Gillam Airport (CYGX)
- Gimli Industrial Park Airport (CYGM)
- Gjoa Haven Airport (CYHK)
- Gods Lake Narrows Airport (CYGO)
- Gods River Airport (CZGI)
- Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport (CYZE)
- Grace Lake Airport (CJR3)
- Grande Prairie Airport (CYQU)
- Havre St-Pierre Airport (CYGV)
- High Level Airport (CYOJ)
- Hopedale Airport (CYHO)
- Igloolik Airport (CYGT)
- Iles-De-La-Madeleine Airport (CYGR)
- Ilford Airport (CZBD)
- Inukjuak Airport (CYPH)
- Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (CYEV)
- Iqaluit Airport (CYFB)
- Island Lake Airport (CYIV)
- Isle-Aux-Grues Airport (CSH2)
- Ivujivik Airport (CYIK)
- J.A. Douglas Mccurdy Airport (CYQY)
- James Gruben Airport (CYUB)
- Kamloops Airport (CYKA)
- Kangiqsualujjuaq (Georges River) Airport (CYLU)
- Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport (CYKG)
- Kangirsuk Airport (CYAS)
- Kasabonika Airport (CYAQ)
- Kashechewan Airport (CZKE)
- Keewaywin Airport (CPV8)
- Kenora Airport (CYQK)
- Kimmirut Airport (CYLC)
- Kingfisher Lake Airport (CNM5)
- Kingston Airport (CYGK)
- Kinngait Airport (CYTE)
- Kugaaruk Airport (CYBB)
- Kugluktuk Airport (CYCO)
- Kuujjuaq Airport (CYVP)
- Kuujjuarapik Airport (CYGW)
- La Grande Riviere Airport (CYGL)
- La Romaine Airport (CTT5)
- La Ronge (Barber Field) (CYVC)
- La Tabatiere Airport (CTU5)
- Lac Brochet Airport (CZWH)
- Lac St-Augustin Airport (CSN8)
- Lansdowne House Airport (CYLH)
- Lethbridge Airport (CYQL)
- Little Grand Rapids Airport (CZGR)
- Lloydminster Airport (CYLL)
- Long Beach Airport (CYAZ)
- Lourdes-De-Blanc-Sablon Airport (CYBX)
- Lutselk'e Airport (CYLK)
- Makkovik Airport (CYFT)
- Marys Harbour Airport (CYMH)
- Masset Airport (CZMT)
- Mayo Airport (CYMA)
- Meadow Lake Airport (CYLJ)
- Medicine Hat Airport (CYXH)
- Merlyn Carter Airport (CYHY)
- Mont-Joli Airport (CYYY)
- Mont-Tremblant Airport (CYFJ)
- Montmagny Airport (CSE5)
- Moosonee Airport (CYMO)
- Muskoka Airport (CYQA)
- Muskrat Dam Airport (CZMD)
- Nain Airport (CYDP)
- Nakina Airport (CYQN)
- Nanaimo Airport (CYCD)
- Natashquan Airport (CYNA)
- Natuashish Airport (CNH2)
- Naujaat Airport (CYUT)
- Niagara District Airport (CYSN)
- Norman Wells Airport (CYVQ)
- North Battleford Airport (CYQW)
- North Bay Airport (CYYB)
- North Spirit Lake Airport (CKQ3)
- Norway House Airport (CYNE)
- Ogoki Post Airport (CYKP)
- Okotoks Air Ranch Airport (CFX2)
- Old Crow Airport (CYOC)
- Oxford House Airport (CYOH)
- Pangnirtung Airport (CYXP)
- Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport (CYPC)
- Peawanuck Airport (CYPO)
- Pembroke Airport (CYTA)
- Penticton Airport (CYYF)
- Peterborough Airport (CYPQ)
- Pickle Lake Airport (CYPL)
- Pikangikum Airport (CYPM)
- Pikwitonei Airport (CZMN)
- Points North Landing Airport (CYNL)
- Pond Inlet Airport (CYIO)
- Poplar Hill Airport (CPV7)
- Port Hardy Airport (CYZT)
- Port Hope Simpson Airport (CCP4)
- Port-Menier Airport (CYPN)
- Postville Airport (CCD4)
- Powell River Airport (CYPW)
- Prince Albert (Glass Field) (CYPA)
- Prince Rupert Airport (CYPR)
- Pukatawagan Airport (CZFG)
- Puvirnituq Airport (CYPX)
- Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (CYVM)
- Qualicum Beach Airport (CAT4)
- Quaqtaq Airport (CYHA)
- Quesnel Airport (CYQZ)
- Rae Lakes Airport (CYRA)
- Rankin Inlet Airport (CYRT)
- Red Lake Airport (CYRL)
- Red Sucker Lake Airport (CYRS)
- Resolute Bay Airport (CYRB)
- Rigolet Airport (CCZ2)
- Roberval Airport (CYRJ)
- Rockcliffe Airport (CYRO)
- Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport (CZRJ)
- Rouyn-Noranda Airport (CYUY)
- Sachigo Lake Airport (CZPB)
- Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport (CYSY)
- Saint John Airport (CYSJ)
- Salluit Airport (CYZG)
- Sandspit Airport (CYZP)
- Sandy Lake Airport (CZSJ)
- Sanikiluaq Airport (CYSK)
- Sanirajak Airport (CYUX)
- Sarnia (Chris Hadfield) (CYZR)
- Schefferville Airport (CYKL)
- Sept-Iles Airport (CYZV)
- Shamattawa Airport (CZTM)
- Sioux Lookout Airport (CYXL)
- Slate Falls Airport (CKD9)
- Slave Lake Airport (CYZH)
- Smithers Airport (CYYD)
- South Indian Lake Airport (CZSN)
- Southport Airport (CYPG)
- St-Augustin Airport (CYIF)
- St-Jean Airport (CYJN)
- St. Anthony Airport (CYAY)
- St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (CCK4)
- St. Theresa Point Airport (CYST)
- St. Thomas Muni Airport (CYQS)
- Stephenville Dymond Airport (CYJT)
- Stony Rapids Airport (CYSF)
- Stratford Muni Airport (CYSA)
- Sudbury Airport (CYSB)
- Summer Beaver Airport (CJV7)
- Swan River Airport (CZJN)
- Swift Current Airport (CYYN)
- Tadoule Lake Airport (CYBQ)
- Taloyoak Airport (CYYH)
- Tasiujaq Airport (CYTQ)
- Terrace Airport (CYXT)
- Tete-A-La-Baleine Airport (CTB6)
- The Pas Airport (CYQD)
- Thicket Portage Airport (CZLQ)
- Thompson Airport (CYTH)
- Timmins (Victor M. Power) Airport (CYTS)
- Tommy Kochon Airport (CYVL)
- Trail Airport (CAD4)
- Trois-Rivieres Airport (CYRQ)
- Tulita Airport (CZFN)
- Ulukhaktok Airport (CYHI)
- Umiujaq Airport (CYMU)
- Uranium City Airport (CYBE)
- Val-Dor Airport (CYVO)
- Vernon Airport (CYVK)
- Victoria Harbour Airport (CYWH)
- Wabush Airport (CYWK)
- Wapekeka Airport (CKB6)
- Waskaganish Airport (CYKQ)
- Watson Lake Airport (CYQH)
- Webequie Airport (CYWP)
- Wekweeti Airport (CYWE)
- Wemindji Airport (CYNC)
- West Kootenay Regional (CYCG)
- Wetaskiwin Regional (CEX3)
- Whale Cove Airport (CYXN)
- Whati Airport (CEM3)
- Whitecourt Airport (CYZU)
- Wiarton Airport (CYVV)
- Williams Lake Airport (CYWL)
- Wollaston Lake Airport (CZWL)
- Wunnumin Lake Airport (CKL3)
- York Landing Airport (CZAC)
- Yorkton Regional (CYQV)
Check an exact address
Rules change block by block. The free airspace checker shows the control zones, airports, NOTAMs and park restrictions at any Canadian address.
Can I fly here? →Sources
- Transport Canada: Where to fly your drone
- Transport Canada: Drone operation categories and pilot certificates
- NAV CANADA: NAV Drone authorization
General guidance based on the Canadian Aviation Regulations, not legal advice. Always confirm current NOTAMs and authorizations before you fly.