West Kootenay Regional Airport - Castlegar, British Columbia
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West Kootenay Regional Airport is located at 132 Hall Road. Located on Highway 3/3A on the east edge of Castlegar, the West Kootenay Regional Airport is owned and operated by the City of Castlegar.
Waymark Code: WMG5Y2
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 01/17/2013
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The West Kootenay Regional Airport is presently served by Air Canada Express, with daily flights to both Vancouver and Calgary on Dash-8 aircraft.
The airport also serves private aircraft.
There are no charter companies operating regularly into the airport.
History: West Kootenay Regional Airport
1950 – A regional airport is constructed on the site of the present airport.
1967 – CP Airlines begins jet service to the Castlegar Airport.
1971 – The current terminal is built.
1978 – The terminal is expanded.
1997 – The airport is transferred from Transport Canada to City ownership under terms of the National Airport Policy.
2002 - The airport becomes a BookCrossing Zone with the release of Landing It: My Life on and Off the Ice, by Scott Hamilton, on Thursday, August 22, 2002.
2005 – Selkirk College constructs the Aviation Training Centre to support its Aviation – Professional Pilot Program.
2009 – $1 million is spent to install six night time visual beacons to permit night time flights (currently emergency/medical flights only)
2009 – The Airport is renamed to West Kootenay Regional Airport in an ongoing effort to enhance air services to the West Kootenay.
2010 – Air-tanker-base improvements are completed, including a larger apron and other improvements that allow for the refilling of two air tankers simultaneously, to enhance forest fire fighting capability.
Type: Municipal
ICAO Airport Code: CYCG
IATA Airport Code: YCG
FAA Identifier: YCG
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