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Red Deer Regional Airport

Springbrook, Canada

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CYQF

ICAO

2968 ft

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Central Alberta's gateway serving Red Deer and region.

Opened

1946

Location

Springbrook, Canada

Red Deer Regional Airport (IATA: YQF, ICAO: CYQF) is a publicly owned airport located near Springbrook, Alberta, Canada, approximately 10 kilometres southwest of the city of Red Deer. It serves as the primary aviation facility for Central Alberta, handling both commercial passenger flights and general aviation traffic. The airport is owned and operated by the City of Red Deer and has historically offered scheduled commercial service, though its route network has fluctuated over the years. It also supports cargo operations, charter flights, and a range of private and corporate aviation activities. Red Deer sits roughly midway between Calgary and Edmonton, making the regional airport an important complement to those two major hubs for travellers in the central part of the province.

Terminals

The airport has a single, modest passenger terminal building designed to handle regional-scale commercial and general aviation traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between the airport and Red Deer city centre is primarily by private vehicle, taxi, or rental car, as regular public transit service to the airport is limited.

Airlines here

Scheduled commercial service has been limited and intermittent, with carriers such as WestJet Encore previously operating routes; current scheduled airline service may be minimal or null.

Notable facts

›The airport covers an elevation of approximately 905 metres (2,968 feet) above sea level.
›It has two paved runways, with the main runway (16/34) stretching approximately 1,981 metres in length.
›The airport is owned and operated by the City of Red Deer.
›It is located roughly equidistant between Calgary International Airport and Edmonton International Airport, each about 130–150 km away.
›The facility supports a flight training school and various general aviation services in addition to any scheduled commercial service.

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Canada

Northwestern Air

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YQF → YYCAC · BEH

YQF → YLWJ3 · J31

YQF → YMMJ3 · J31

Aircraft operating here

British Aerospace Jetstream 312 routes Beechcraft 19001 routes

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