Kamloops Airport
Kamloops Airport | |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | CYKA |
IATA code | YKA |
Coordinates | |
Height above MSL | 345 m (1132 ft ) |
Transport links | |
Distance from the city center | 8 km northwest of Kamloops |
Basic data | |
opening | 1939 |
operator | Kamloops Airport Ltd. |
Terminals | 1 |
Passengers | 361,586 (2019) |
Flight movements |
29,070 (2016) |
Runways | |
04/22 | 874 m × 15 m asphalt |
08/26 | 2438 m × 45 m asphalt |
The Kamloops Airport ( IATA code : YKA , ICAO code : CYKA ) is an international airport in the Canadian province of British Columbia . The airport, about 8 km from Kamloops , has eight check-in counters. The terminal has a total area of 598 square meters.
Time zone
UTC-8 (DST-7)
Start-and runway
The following navigation and landing aids are available when approaching the airport: NDB , LOC / DME , ODALS , PAPI
- Runway 04/22, length 847 m, width 15 m, asphalt
- Runway 08/26, length 2438 m, width 45 m, asphalt.
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.
Airlines and Destinations
Kamloops Airport is regularly served by Jazz Aviation (under the Air Canada Express brand ), Central Mountain Air and WestJet Encore . Air connections are only available to regional and national destinations in Alberta , British Columbia and Ontario .
Traffic figures
year | Passenger volume | Aircraft movements (IFR / VFR) |
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2019 | 361,586 | - |
2018 | 351,631 | - |
2017 | 314.364 | - |
2016 | 322,339 | 29,070 |
2015 | 324.042 | 29,161 |
2014 | 313.093 | 28,036 |
2013 | 290.394 | 25,633 |
2012 | 275,424 | 23,880 |
2011 | 263,290 | 21,324 |
Incidents
- On May 17, 2020, a Canadair CL-41 of the Canadian aerobatic team Snowbirds crashed on a transfer flight immediately after take-off. The pilot and an officer on board left the aircraft using an ejector seat . However, the officer was killed in the crash, while the pilot survived seriously injured.
Web links
- The airport website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ About Us. KamloopsAirport.com, accessed May 20, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c d News. KamloopsAirport.com, accessed May 20, 2020 .
- ↑ a b c Media Releases. KamloopsAirport.com, accessed May 20, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Airport diagram. (PDF; 76.5 MB) In: NAV CANADA . Accessed April 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Kamloops Airport. Canada Border Services Agency , January 23, 2014, accessed November 24, 2014 .
- ↑ Check-in & Security. KamloopsAirport.com, accessed May 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Airline & Charter Service. KamloopsAirport.com, accessed May 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Air Canada FlightMaps. AC.FltMaps.com, accessed May 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Direct flights (non-stop). WestJet.com , accessed May 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Flights. KamloopsAirport.com, accessed May 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Fact Sheet. KamloopsAirport.com, accessed May 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Snowbirds are discontinuing Corona air shows for the time being. FlugRevue.de , May 20, 2020, accessed on May 20, 2020 (German).
- ↑ UPDATED: Canadian Forces Capt. Jennifer Casey identified as victim from Snowbird jet crash in Kamloops. In: princegeorgematters.com. May 18, 2020, accessed on May 18, 2020 .