Tofino / Long Beach Airport
Tofino / Long Beach Airport
Tofino-Long Beach Airport (IATA: YAZ, ICAO: CYAZ) is a non-towered airport that is located within the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve. Immediately adjacent to Long Beach, it is 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) southeast of Tofino, British Columbia, Canada. It is both a general aviation and commercial airport, used by both private aircraft and seasonal commercial services. Coastal fog is a common morning phenomenon in the summer, complicating access by air until the weather clears. Global Positioning System (GPS) instrument flight rules (IFR) approaches are available to all runways. Formerly, non-directional beacon (NDB) approaches were possible prior to the decomissioning of the Tofino NDB on March 21st, 2024 . Tofino airport is equipped for night time operations.
Location
49.080°N, 125.776°O · 24 m s. n. m. (80 ft)
General data
Runways · 3
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 2
Area control (center)
Flight information
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
RCAF Station Tofino was constructed in 1941 to defend Canada's Pacific coast from Axis attack during the Second World War. In 1945, the site was decommissioned, to be reopened again as a radar station in the Pinetree Line in 1955 to defend against Soviet attack. The radar station was closed in 1958, at which time it became a civilian airfield. It is currently owned and operated by Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District.
Airlines operating here · 2
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Tofino / Long Beach Airport (YAZ). Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YAZ
MLA
“Tofino / Long Beach Airport (YAZ).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YAZ. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Vuelopedia. “Tofino / Long Beach Airport (YAZ).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YAZ.
Harvard
Vuelopedia (2026) Tofino / Long Beach Airport (YAZ). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YAZ (Accessed: 23 October 2026).
BibTeX
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author = {{Vuelopedia}},
title = {{Tofino / Long Beach Airport (YAZ)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-15},
url = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YAZ},
howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YAZ}},
urldate = {2026-10-23},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}Wikipedia
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