Penticton Regional Airport
| Penticton Regional Airport Penticton Airport South Okanagan Regional Airport |
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| IATA: YYF – ICAO: CYYF – WMO: 71889 |
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Transport Canada | ||
| Operator | Transport Canada | ||
| Serves | Penticton, British Columbia | ||
| Location | South Okanagan | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,130 ft / 344 m | ||
| Coordinates | 49°27′45″N 119°36′08″W / 49.4625°N 119.60222°WCoordinates: 49°27′45″N 119°36′08″W / 49.4625°N 119.60222°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16/34 | 6,000 | 1,829 | Asphalt |
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| Aircraft movements | 34,946 | ||
| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] |
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Penticton Regional Airport or Penticton Airport, (IATA: YYF, ICAO: CYYF), is a small regional airport that is located 1.8 NM (3.3 km; 2.1 mi) southwest of Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. Its main runway is 16/34, a paved 6,000 by 148 ft (1,829 by 45 m) surface.
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle aircraft with no more than 30 passengers.[1]
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[edit] History
Initial examination for constructing an airport in Penticton began in 1937. Part of the area that was selected was owned by an Indian band, and was thus expropriated in 1939. Construction on the airport began in 1940, and was completed in 1941. Trans-Canada Airlines and Canadian Pacific Airlines served the airport after the Second World War. In 1969 Pacific Western Airlines flew jet aircraft, in the form of the Boeing 737, into the airport, however, this was ended in 1988 by Canadian Airlines, which had taken over Pacific Western Airlines. The airport continued to see service from Air BC using turboprop aircraft, and today Air Canada Express flies three daily flights to Penticton from Vancouver.[4]
[edit] Facilities
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Canada Express operated by Jazz Air | Vancouver |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- ^ http://www.cyyf.ca/
[edit] External links
- Penticton Regional Airport
- Penticton Flying Club / COPA Flight 50
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Penticton Regional Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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