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Abbotsford International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCity of Abbotsford
LocationAbbotsford, British Columbia
Elevation AMSL195 ft / 59 m
Coordinates49°01′31″N 122°21′38″W / 49.02528°N 122.36056°W / 49.02528; -122.36056
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
07/25 9,600 2,926 Asphalt/Concrete
01/19 5,328 1,624 Asphalt
01A/19A 1,500 457 Turf
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft Movements159,822

Abbotsford International Airport (IATA: YXX, ICAO: CYXX) is located in the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, 2.2 nautical miles (4.0 km) southwest of the city centre.

The airport is classifed as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle general aviation aircraft only with no more than 15 passengers[2]

The airport is the second largest airport in the Lower Mainland after Vancouver International Airport (YVR), is the only other airport to host major airlines and functions as a reliever for YVR. Otherwise, the Abbotsford airport caters mostly to the general aviation community.

In 2006, YXX was Canada's sixth busiest airport with 159,822 aircraft movements. In total, 393,000 passengers went through Abbotsford International Airport in 2005, followed by 502,634[citation needed] passengers in 2006.

History

Constructed as a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan airport. No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School operated from this location. No 5 Operational Conversion Unit was split between Abbotsford and Boundary Bay Airport.

Following World War II, the airport was largely used for general aviation and as a secondary field to Vancouver International Airport. Prior to the use of instrument landing systems, fog could make Vancouver unusable and flights had to land at Abbotsford.

The airport became the home to Skyways Air Services and Conair Aviation in the 1960s. Abbotsford is still the primary base for Conair's fleet of water bombers.

Abbotsford became a jet passenger airport in 1997 with the start of scheduled service to Alberta by WestJet. Prior, Airspeed Aviation had been the exclusive operator offering regional service to Victoria, B.C. since 1986.

Since 2000 many airlines and tour operators have come and gone from Abbotsford, including Air Canada, Canada 3000, Central Mountain Air, Jetsgo, Signature Vacations, Skyservice, Zoom Airlines, Harmony Airways, Peace Air and Air North.

Airshow

It is also known for hosting the annual Abbotsford International Airshow held in August. One of the largest airshows in Canada, the event regularly draws thousands of spectators.

Airlines, tour operators and destinations

References

  1. ^ TP577 2006
  2. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ http://www.bcwestair.com/schedules/
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