Hope Aerodrome

Hope Aerodrome
Hope Aerodrome
	IATA: YHE; ICAO: CYHE; WMO: 71114;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Fraser Valley Regional District
Location	Hope, British Columbia
Time zone	PST (UTC−08:00)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL	128 ft / 39 m
Coordinates	49°22′06″N 121°29′53″W / 49.36833°N 121.49806°W
Map
	CYHE Location in British Columbia
Runways
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement; Environment Canada

Hope Aerodrome, (IATA: YHE, ICAO: CYHE), is located 2.6 nautical miles (4.8 km; 3.0 mi) west of Hope Townsite^[3] (the previous Town of Hope) within the municipal District of Hope, British Columbia, Canada.

This airfield is home to the Vancouver Soaring Association, a gliding club owning and operating seven school and recreational sailplanes and two Cessna L-19 Bird Dog as tow planes.

There is one turf runway 3,960 ft × 250 ft (1,207 m × 76 m). The airport is operated by the Fraser Valley Regional District. The Hope Airport lies within the community of Flood in the District of Hope.^[4]

Hope is notable as being the location of a Boeing demonstration of the Boeing 737's landing and take off abilities in 1972.^[5]

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
^ District of Hope name for the area of the previous town of hope see district website - www.hope.ca/upload/dcd597_Hope_Townsite_ROADMAP.pdf
^ Map of the District of Hope, see district website file - www.hope.ca/upload/dcd600_frvd_area_hope.pdf on map webpage www.hope.ca/bylaws/index.php?SUID=&selectedFolder=84
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOpBXmqa0eY 737 Landing at CYHE in 1972

External links

Vancouver Soaring Association
Hope Airport Weather Cam at the Meteorological Service of Canada
Hope Airpark on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
Accident history for YHE: Hope Airport at Aviation Safety Network
Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Hope 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

[3] District of Hope name for the area of the previous town of hope see district website - www.hope.ca/upload/dcd597_Hope_Townsite_ROADMAP.pdf

[4] Map of the District of Hope, see district website file - www.hope.ca/upload/dcd600_frvd_area_hope.pdf on map webpage www.hope.ca/bylaws/index.php?SUID=&selectedFolder=84

[5] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOpBXmqa0eY 737 Landing at CYHE in 1972

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