Cranbrook / Canadian Rockies International Airport

Canadian Rockies International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	CYXC
IATA code	YXC
Coordinates	49 ° 36 '37 " N , 115 ° 46' 57" W Coordinates: 49 ° 36 '37 " N , 115 ° 46' 57" W.
Height above MSL	939 m (3081 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	15 km north of Cranbrook
Basic data
operator	City of Cranbrook
Terminals	1
Flight ; movements	15,060 (as of 2010)
Start-and runway
34/16	2438 m × 46 m asphalt

The Canadian Rockies International Airport is an airport in the Canadian province of British Columbia . At NAV CANADA it is listed as Cranbrook / Canadian Rockies International . It is 15 km from Cranbrook and 20 km from Kimberley . The operator of the regional airport is the city of Cranbrook.

description

Short-term and long-term parking spaces are available at the airport. Aviation fuel 100-LL and Jet A can be refueled. The airport is in the UTC-8 (DST-7) time zone.

Start-and runway

The following navigation and landing aids are available when approaching the airport: NDB , VOR / DME , ILS , PAPI

Runway 34/16, length 2438 m, width 45 m, asphalt.

The orbit drops to the north (north end: 3033 ft elev; south end: 3084 ft elev).

service

Since the place is classified as an airport of entry and officials from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are stationed there, entry from abroad is permitted.

The following types of aviation fuel are available at the airport:

AvGas (100LL)
Kerosene (Jet A-1)

Flight connections

The airport is served by Pacific Coastal Airlines , Air Canada Jazz , Central Mountain Air and Delta Air with regular flights to Calgary , Vancouver and Salt Lake City .

Incidents

On February 11, 1978, the pilots of a Pacific Western Airlines Boeing 737-200 ( aircraft registration number C-FPWC ) landed at Cranbrook Airport when they discovered that a snowplow had not yet left their runway. They first activated the thrust reverser , but the next moment they initiated a go- around maneuver . Since the left thrust reverser was still activated when going around, the aircraft leaned to the left and crashed. Of the 49 people on board, 42 were killed (see also Pacific Western Airlines flight 314 ) .

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation. Statistics Canada , May 5, 2011, accessed November 23, 2012 .
↑ Airport diagram. (PDF; 76.5 MB) In: NAV CANADA . Accessed April 6, 2018 .
↑ CRANBROOK CBSA OFFICE / CRANBROOK AIRPORT. Canada Border Services Agency , February 4, 2014, accessed November 24, 2014 .
^ Accident report B-737-200 C-FPWC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 22, 2019.

[1] Total aircraft movements by class of operation. Statistics Canada , May 5, 2011, accessed November 23, 2012 .

[2] Airport diagram. (PDF; 76.5 MB) In: NAV CANADA . Accessed April 6, 2018 .

[3] CRANBROOK CBSA OFFICE / CRANBROOK AIRPORT. Canada Border Services Agency , February 4, 2014, accessed November 24, 2014 .

[4] Accident report B-737-200 C-FPWC , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 22, 2019.