Terrace-Kitimat Airport

Terrace-Kitimat Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	CYXT
IATA code	YXT
Coordinates	54 ° 28 '7 " N , 128 ° 34' 42" W Coordinates: 54 ° 28 '7 " N , 128 ° 34' 42" W
Height above MSL	217 m (712 ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	3.5 miles south of Terrace , ; 35 miles north of Kitimat
Street	Highway 37
Basic data
opening	1943
operator	Terrace-Kitimat Airport Society
Passengers	122,070 (as of 2007)
Flight ; movements	12,461 (as of 2010)
Employees	246
Runways
03/21	1637 m × 46 m asphalt
15/33	2285 m × 46 m asphalt

The Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat is a regional airport in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is in the time zone UTC -8 ( DST -7). The airport is operated by the Terrace-Kitimat Airport Society.

location

The regional airport is about 6 kilometers south of Terrace and about 56 north of Kitimat . Highway 37 runs east of the airport and the Skeena River flows north of the airport .

history

The airport was built in 1943 as part of a national defense plan. In 1946 the airport was handed over to the National Ministry of Transport.

Airport layout

Start-and runway

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

Runway 03/21, length 1637 m, width 45 m, asphalt
Runway 15/33, length 2285 m, width 45 m, asphalt

service

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

AvGas (100LL)
Kerosene (Jet A)

Flight connections

Kelowna , Vancouver , Victoria , Prince George and Prince Rupert with Air Canada Jazz , Hawkair and Central Mountain Air .

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation. (PDF; 128 kB) Northwest Regional Airport Society, October 14, 2008, accessed on November 22, 2012 (English).
↑ Laurie Brown Airport passenger count decline has steadied out and solid year predicted. Statistics Canada , May 5, 2011, accessed November 22, 2012 .
↑ ^a ^b Airport diagram. (PDF; 76.5 MB) In: NAV CANADA . Accessed April 6, 2018 .

[1] Total aircraft movements by class of operation. (PDF; 128 kB) Northwest Regional Airport Society, October 14, 2008, accessed on November 22, 2012 (English).

[2] Laurie Brown Airport passenger count decline has steadied out and solid year predicted. Statistics Canada , May 5, 2011, accessed November 22, 2012 .

[NAV-3] Airport diagram. (PDF; 76.5 MB) In: NAV CANADA . Accessed April 6, 2018 .