# Chris Hadfield Airport (YZR)

> Sarnia, CA · IATA: YZR · ICAO: CYZR · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YZR` |
| ICAO | `CYZR` |
| City | Sarnia |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 181 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 42.99940, -82.30890 |

## Description

Although Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport (IATA YZR, ICAO CYZR) is a Canada Border Services airport of entry able to clear cargo and up to thirty passengers, it has had no scheduled airline since Air Canada Express pulled out in 2020. Since 15 June 2026 an Air Canada connection has returned in a different form: a Landline-operated motorcoach runs twice daily to Toronto Pearson (YYZ) and is bookable under a YZR flight number — a passenger product, not a freight one. The field, named after the Sarnia-born astronaut, mainly supports business and charter aviation for the petrochemical 'Chemical Valley', with Imperial Oil, NOVA Chemicals, Shell, Suncor and Enbridge among the local plants. Air freight is limited to occasional just-in-time charters rather than any regular operation. What matters to forwarders here is road: Sarnia sits at the Blue Water Bridge to Port Huron, Michigan, one of Canada's busiest commercial border crossings, fed by Highway 402 on the Canadian side and I-94/I-69 on the American, with CN's rail tunnel under the St. Clair River alongside. Larger air-cargo volumes route through Toronto Pearson (YYZ, about 290 km) or Detroit Metropolitan (DTW, roughly 100 km away).

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