Vancouver Harbour Water Airport

Not to be confused with Coal Harbour Water Aerodrome in Coal Harbour, Vancouver Island..
Vancouver Harbour Water Airport
Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base
IATA: CXH – ICAO: CYHC
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator West Coast Air
Harbour Air Services
Serves Vancouver,
British Columbia
Location Coal Harbour,
Burrard Inlet
Elevation AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates
Map
CYHC
Location in Vancouver
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
n/a n/a n/a Water
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 46,799
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Movements from Statistics Canada[2]

Vancouver Harbour Control Tower.JPG Vancouver Harbour Water Airport or Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base, (IATA: CXH, ICAO: CYHC), is located at Coal Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The airport is within walking distance of the HeliJet heliport and Waterfront Station, a public transit hub in Downtown Vancouver.

It is classified as both an airport and an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.[1]

Contents

Control tower

The Vancouver Harbour Control Tower is the only one in Canada specifically for a water aerodrome. At 142 m (466 ft) above ground it is the highest control tower in the world.[3][4] and is located on top of the Granville Square building. In 2009 the airport handled 54,741 aircraft movements the 33rd busiest in Canada.[2] It is also the 8th busiest aerodrome in BC and the busiest water aerodrome in Canada. Itinerant aircraft movements (from one airport to another) for the aerodrome were 54,711 while local movements were 30.[2]

Operations

The actual aircraft docking area, at , is situated just west of Canada Place. This part of Vancouver harbour is listed by NAV CANADA as a restricted area and no aircraft are permitted to take off, land or move through the zone at a high speed. Just north of Canada Place is a rectangular section called "Area Alfa", centered on the official coordinates, which is the main aircraft operating zone.[1]

In 2007, the link to Victoria Inner Harbour Airport was, according to the Official Airline Guide, Canada's busiest air route by the number of weekly flights.[5]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Corilair[6] Campbell River Harbour
Harbour Air Victoria Harbour, Nanaimo Harbour, Ganges, Maple Bay, Bedwell Harbour
West Coast Air Victoria Harbour, Nanaimo Harbour, Comox
Salt Spring Air Victoria Harbour, Ganges, Maple Bay, Bedwell Harbour, Patricia Bay
Whistler Air[7] Whistler/Green Lake
Seair Seaplanes Nanaimo Harbour

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
  2. ^ a b c Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers
  3. ^ Nav Canada Towers–Big and Small
  4. ^ Vancouver Harbour ATC
  5. ^ OAG reveals latest industry intelligence on the busiest routes
  6. ^ http://www.corilair.com/
  7. ^ http://www.whistlerair.ca/

External links