Langley Regional Airport
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| Langley Airport Langley Regional Airport |
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| IATA: YNJ – ICAO: CYNJ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Langley Township | ||
| Serves | Langley Township | ||
| Location | Langley, British Columbia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 34 ft / 10 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 01/19 | 2,100 | 640 | Asphalt |
| 07/25 | 2,370 | 722 | Turf |
| Helipads | |||
| Number | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| A | 50 | 15 | Asphalt |
| B | 50 | 15 | Asphalt |
| C (1-4) | 31 | 9 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft Movements | 70,063 | ||
| Statistics from Transport Canada[1] | |||
Langley Regional Airport (IATA: YNJ, ICAO: CYNJ) is located in Langley Township, British Columbia, Canada. The airport serves mostly general aviation, but also provides scheduled passenger service to the Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome, via Harbour Air Seaplanes.[2] Charter operations are also sometimes conducted. Helicopter operations are a major part of Langley Airport's traffic, and the airport has 3 helipads.
The airport also offers fuel services and extensive hangar space, and hosts the Canadian Museum of Flight.
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[edit] General Information
The airport has a paved 2,100-foot runway and a turf 2,370-foot runway. These relatively short runways make it a good airport for flight training purposes because a pilot who trains on short runways is likely to be a more capable pilot[citation needed]. There is also a public road near each end of the paved runway (01/19) resulting in relatively short "Takeoff Distance Available" (TODA).
Due to the proximity of residential areas, runway 19 has a departure noise-abatement procedure that requires a 30-degree turn and runway 25 has a departure noise-abatement procedure that requires a 50-degree turn. For greater detail please check the NOTAMs for CYNJ or the Canada Flight Supplement.
Langley radio frequencies are 119.00 for the control tower, 124.50 for Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS), and 121.90 for ground service.
One of the main uses of the airport is the training of helicopter and fixed wing pilots. A lot of pilots carry out circuits as well as "fly the gates," which is when a pilot flies to different extremities of the airport's Control Zone to learn how to approach an airport from different directions.
[edit] News
The airport's turf runway (07/25) is currently closed while new hangars are being built along the north edge of the airport property. The hangars are scheduled to be completed in 2007, and 07/25 is due to re-open at the end of April[3]. There is also a plan to pave runway 07/25, but that is not yet scheduled.
[edit] History
In 1945, at the end of World War II, the township of Langley leased the former Royal Canadian Air Force airport from the federal government before purchasing the airport outright in 1967 for $24,300. Since then, the airport has been in continuous operation.
[edit] References
- ^ Transport Canada TP 1496 - Preliminary aircraft statistics 2006
- ^ Harbour Air - Langley to Victoria
- ^ Aerodrome NOTAM file
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 March 2007 to 0901Z 10 May 2007.
[edit] External links
- Canadian Owners and Pilots Association Places to Fly'|airport directory entry about Langley Regional Airport
- Airport Authority Website
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