Penticton Regional Airport

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Penticton Airport (South Okanagan Regional Airport)

IATA: YYF – ICAO: CYYF
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Transport Canada
Operator Transport Canada
Serves Penticton, British Columbia
Location South Okanagan
Elevation AMSL 1,129 ft / 344 m
Coordinates 49°27′47″N 119°36′06″W / 49.46306, -119.60167
Website www.cyyf.ca
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft Movements 34,665
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Statistics from Transport Canada.[2]

Penticton Regional Airport or Penticton Airport, (IATA: YYF, ICAO: CYYF), is a small regional airport that is located 1.8 nautical miles (3.33 km) southwest of Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. Its main runway is 16/34, a paved 6,000-foot by 148-foot surface. YYF also has a small unlisted Turf runway at 2,200-feet by 75-feet.[citation needed]

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle aircraft with no more than 30 passengers.[1]

Contents

[edit] History

Construction on the airport began in 1940.

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

Direct flights in parentheses.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
  2. ^ Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007

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