Smithers Airport
| Smithers Regional Airport | |||
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| IATA: YYD – ICAO: CYYD – WMO: 71950 |
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Town of Smithers | ||
| Serves | Smithers, Bulkley Valley | ||
| Location | Smithers, British Columbia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,716 ft / 523 m | ||
| Coordinates | 54°49′31″N 127°10′58″W / 54.82528°N 127.18278°WCoordinates: 54°49′31″N 127°10′58″W / 54.82528°N 127.18278°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 15/33 | 7,544 | 2,299 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft movements | 9,494 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] |
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Smithers Airport, (IATA: YYD, ICAO: CYYD), is located 2 NM (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Smithers, British Columbia, Canada.
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[edit] Runways
Originally the runway was 5,000 ft (1,524 m), but it has been expanded to 7,544 ft (2,299 m) so that the airport can land larger aircraft. The extension was completed by in late 2008. Once the expansion of the ski areas is complete, there would then be a need for a runway capable of landing regional aircraft as large as the Boeing 737. Even though Smithers was previously served with older generation Boeing 737 aircraft in the 80s and early 90s, the newer variants of these aircraft require longer runways.
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NavCanada operates a Flight Service Station at Smithers Airport. Manned hours of operations were cut on April 8, 2010 from 24 hours a day to 13 hours in the winter and 16 hours in the summer. Manned hours of operation: June 1 - September 30, 1300-0500 UTC October 1 - May 31, 1500-0400 UTC (1400-0300 UTC Daylight Savings)
[edit] Airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Canada Express operated by Jazz Air | Vancouver |
| Central Mountain Air | Terrace, Prince George |
| Hawkair | Vancouver |
| Northern Thunderbird Air | Charter Flights |
| Sustut Air | BC |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ 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
[edit] External links
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Smithers Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
- Smithers Airport
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