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Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat

Coordinates: 54°28′07″N 128°34′42″W / 54.46861°N 128.57833°W / 54.46861; -128.57833
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Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat

Terrace Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorTerrace-Kitimat Airport Society
ServesTerrace, Kitimat, Gitlaxt'aamiks, Hazelton
LocationTerrace, British Columbia
Time zonePST (UTC−08:00)
 • Summer (DST)PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL713 ft / 217 m
Coordinates54°28′07″N 128°34′42″W / 54.46861°N 128.57833°W / 54.46861; -128.57833
Websitehttp://www.yxt.ca
Map
CYXT is located in British Columbia
CYXT
CYXT
Location in British Columbia
CYXT is located in Canada
CYXT
CYXT
CYXT (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 5,371 1,637 Asphalt
15/33 7,497 2,285 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft movements20,079

Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat (IATA: YXT, ICAO: CYXT), is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Terrace, British Columbia, Canada.[1] The airport also serves Kitimat, 56 km (35 mi) to the south, and the Nass Valley. The airport is owned and operated by the Terrace-Kitimat Airport Society.

Airlines

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Express Vancouver
Canadian North Charter: Edmonton, Calgary
Central Mountain Air Prince George, Smithers
Charter: Nanaimo, Comox, Prince George, Smithers, Vancouver, Kamloops, Dease Lake, Bob Quinn Lake, Kelowna
North Cariboo Air Charter: Nanaimo, Vancouver, Calgary
Summit Air Charter: Kelowna, Calgary, Vancouver
WestJet Encore Vancouver

Statistics

Annual traffic

Annual aircraft movements, 2010 through 2014[3]
Year Aircraft movements % change
2010 12,461 Steady
2011 15,220 Increase22.1%
2012 16,161 Increase6.2%
2013 20,852 Increase29.0%
2014 20,079 Decrease3.7%

History

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome - Terrace, British Columbia at 54°28′N 128°35′W / 54.467°N 128.583°W / 54.467; -128.583 with a variation of 28.5 degrees E and elevation of 710 feet (216 m). The aerodrome was listed as "Under construction - Serviceable" with three runways as follows: [4]

Runway name Length Width Surface
9/27 5,200 feet (1,585 m) 200 feet (61 m) Hard surfaced
3/21 5,200 feet (1,585 m) 200 feet (61 m) Hard surfaced
15/33 5,200 feet (1,585 m) 200 feet (61 m) Hard surfaced

References

  1. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. ^ a b "Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report (TP 577) – 20" (PDF). Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 155.

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