Sandspit Airport

Sandspit Airport
Sandspit Airport
	IATA: YZP; ICAO: CYZP; WMO: 71111;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Transport Canada
Serves	Haida Gwaii
Location	Sandspit, British Columbia
Time zone	PST (UTC−08:00)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL	21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	53°15′15″N 131°48′50″W / 53.25417°N 131.81389°W
Map
	CYZP Location in British Columbia
Runways
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft movements
Aircraft movements	4,419
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement; Environment Canada; Movements from Statistics Canada.

Sandspit Airport, (IATA: YZP, ICAO: CYZP), is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) northeast of Sandspit, British Columbia, Canada.

Douglas DC-4 crash

On January 19, 1952, a Douglas DC-4 on Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 324 attempted to land at Sandspit Airport due to a failed engine.^[4] Although the plane touched down on the runway, it lifted off again before coming to a halt. Unable to regain its lost speed and altitude, the aircraft hit the water about 4,500 feet (1,400 m) from the end of the runway. 36 of the 43 passengers and crew aboard died due to hypothermia or drowning.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Canada Express	Vancouver
North Cariboo Air	Charter: Vancouver
R1 Airlines	Charter: Vancouver

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
^ ^a ^b "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-54E-5-DO N45342 Sandspit Airport, BC (YZP)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

External links

Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Sandspit Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[2] Synoptic/Metstat Station Information

[move-3] Total aircraft movements by class of operation

[:0-4] "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-54E-5-DO N45342 Sandspit Airport, BC (YZP)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved January 24, 2019.

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