Abbotsford International Airport
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| IATA: YXX – ICAO: CYXX – WMO: 71108 |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | City of Abbotsford | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Abbotsford, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||
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| Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 194 ft / 59 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.abbotsfordairport.ca | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] and Transport Canada[2]
Environment Canada[3] Movements from Statistics Canada[4] Passengers from Abbotsford Airport[5] |
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The Abbotsford International Airport (IATA: YXX, ICAO: CYXX) is located in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, 2.2 nautical miles (4.1 km; 2.5 mi) southwest of the city centre. It is the second largest airport in the Lower Mainland, after Vancouver International Airport (YVR), and is in close proximity to British Columbia Highway 1, Vancouver, and the US border.
YXX offers daily domestic scheduled services and seasonal international scheduled services. The airport is equipped with a CAT 1 Instrument Landing System, on-site aircraft rescue and firefighting, and a fully serviced Air Terminal Building with customs and passenger screening. It is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for all scheduled international arrivals. CBSA also provides clearance services to all general aviation aircraft with no more than 15 passengers[1]
The Abbotsford Airport has a longstanding general aviation community and an established aerospace community, including Cascade Aerospace, the Conair Group, and the University of the Fraser Valley Aerospace Centre. Abbotsford Airport is also home to the Abbotsford Shell Aerocentre FBO and flying schools, such as Coastal Pacific Aviation and Chinook Helicopters. For detailed list of all Abbotsford Airport partner, visit the Abbotsford Airport - Partners page. YXX is highly visible to the public due to the Abbotsford Airshow, Aerospace, Defense & Security Expo, and Tradex events center.
There are approximately 87 hectares (215 acres) of land immediately available for airside and groundside development. The airport offers competitive lease rates, flexible lease terms and City tax incentives. For more information visit Abbotsford Airport - Land Available for Development
503,693 passengers passed through Abbotsford International Airport in 2008.[5] and 477,087 in 2014.[6]
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History
The Royal Canadian Air Force purchased the land to build Abbotsford Airport in 1940. In 1943 the construction of the three runways based on a triangular layout (5,100 feet long by 200 feet wide) were complete. The same year, under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, the No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School started operations from this location until 1944. The 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.
In September 1984 Pope John Paul II held an open-air mass for over 200,000 people at the airport.[7]
On January 1, 1997 the ownership of the Abbotsford Airport was transferred from the Department of Transport to the City of Abbotsford for a sum of $10. In June of that year, Abbotsford became a jet passenger airport in 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. Canada 3000 was the first airline to offer transcontinental service from Abbotsford to Toronto in June 2000. Abbotsford's first international charter flight was to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in December 2003 by tour operator Transat Holidays.
Since 2000 many airlines and tour operators have come and gone from Abbotsford, including Air Canada, Air Canada Tango, Air Canada Jazz, Air North, Canada 3000, Central Mountain Air, Helijet, Jetsgo, Signature Vacations, Zoom Airlines, Harmony Airways, Peace Air and ZIP Air. For a list of all airlines currently operating out of YXX, visit Abbotsford Airport - Book a Flight.
In 2010, a new parallel taxiway as added alongside runway 07/25, and the main airport apron was extended. An aircraft runup bay that can accommodate up to three medium weight category aircraft at the same time was added near the Cascade Aerospace hangar. For more information on the airport upgrade, visit www.abbotsfordairport.ca
Airshow
Since 1962, the airport has hosted the annual Abbotsford International Airshow usually held the second weekend in August. Designated as Canada's national airshow in the mid 1970s by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, it is Canada's largest airshow as well as one of North America's largest airshows. It has been listed as one of the ten best airshows in the world.[8] it draws airplane enthusiasts from all over Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The static displays allow people to get up close to many of the exhibits while numerous performances decorate the skies above.[9] The International Council of Airshows awarded a Silver Pinnacle Award to the airshow in 2014[10]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Canada Rouge | Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson |
| Island Express Air | Boundary Bay, Nanaimo, Vancouver, Victoria |
| NewLeaf operated by Flair Airlines |
Saskatoon (begins February 12, 2016),[11] Regina (begins March 15, 2016)[11] Winnipeg (begins February 17, 2016) |
| Orca Airways | Victoria |
| WestJet | Calgary, Edmonton, Las Vegas Seasonal: Puerto Vallarta |
| WestJet Encore | Edmonton |
Public transit
The airport is serviced by Central Fraser Valley Route 21, which connect Aldergrove and Abbotsford with Bourquin Exchange in Abbotsford. Airport bus services on these routes are limited on peak hours.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014
- ↑ Airport Divestiture Status Report
- ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 [1]
- ↑ http://www.abbotsfordairport.ca/Page3461.aspx
- ↑ http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/homilies/1984/documents/hf_jp-ii_hom_19840918_messa-vancouver_en.html
- ↑ [2]
- ↑ Abbotsford International Airshow
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Newleaf Outlines Canada Service Launch from Feb 2016". Airline Route. January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abbotsford International Airport. |
- Official website
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- list of where airlines fly from the Abbotsford Airport
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Abbotsford International Airport from Nav Canada as available.
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