Fort Nelson Airport

Fort Nelson Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	CYYE
IATA code	YYE
Coordinates	58 ° 50 '0 " N , 122 ° 35' 50" W Coordinates: 58 ° 50 '0 " N , 122 ° 35' 50" W.
Basic data
operator	Northern Rockies Regional District
Terminals	1
Flight ; movements	21371 (as of 2010)
Runways
03/21	1951 m × 61 m asphalt
08/26	1246 m × 23 m asphalt

Fort Nelson Airport is a regional airport located about seven kilometers north-northeast of Fort Nelson in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is located in the UTC-8 (DST-7) time zone and is the aeronautical hub for the remote region.

At the airport

Available fuel types: Jet A-1 +, Jet A-1, Jet B, 100/130 octane, leaded, MIL-L-5572F (GREEN), 100/130 MIL Spec., Slightly leaded, aviation fuel (BLUE)

Airport layout

Runways

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

Runway 03/21, 1951 × 61 m (6402 × 200 feet), asphalt, ILS.
Runway 08/26, 1246 × 23 m (4087 × 77 feet), asphalt, no ILS.

Flight connections

There are several short-haul scheduled flights from Fort Nelson every day. This airport is regularly served by Central Mountain Air , its destinations are Dawson Creek , Fort St. John , Vancouver and Edmonton as well as Flair Airlines , with connections to Comox , Kelowna , Vancouver and Victoria .

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation. Statistics Canada , May 5, 2011, accessed November 19, 2012 .
↑ Airport diagram. (PDF; 76.5 MB) In: NAV CANADA . Accessed April 6, 2018 .

[1] Total aircraft movements by class of operation. Statistics Canada , May 5, 2011, accessed November 19, 2012 .

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