Vancouver Harbour Water Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Vancouver Harbour Water Airport
nativename = Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base


caption = Vancouver Harbour Control Tower
IATA = CXH
ICAO = CYHC
LID =
type = Public
operator = West Coast Air
Harbour Air Services
location = Coal Harbour,
Burrard Inlet
city-served = Vancouver,
British Columbia
elevation-f = 0
elevation-m = 0
coordinates = coord|49|17|40|N|123|06|41|W|type:airport
r1-number = N/A
r1-length-f = N/A
r1-length-m = N/A
r1-surface = Water
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft Movements
stat1-data = 63,713
footnotes = Sources: Canada Flight SupplementCFS]
Statistics from Transport Canada. [http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/EN/Report/TP577/pdf/TP577_07.pdf Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007] ]

Vancouver Harbour Water Airport or Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base, Airport codes|CXH|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.

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. [ [http://www.aviationtoday.com/av/categories/atc/706.html Nav Canada Towers–Big and Small] ] [ [http://www.tagzania.com/item/29468 Vancouver Harbour ATC] ] and is located on top of the Granville Square building. In 2007 the airport handled 63,731 aircraft movements the 33rd busiest in Canada. 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 63,677 while local movements were 36.

Operations

The actual aircraft docking area, at coord|49|17|26.44|N|123|07|08.90|W|type:airport|display=inline, 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.

Airlines and destinations

*Harbour Air (Victoria Harbour, Nanaimo Harbour, Ganges, Maple Bay, Bedwell Harbour)
*West Coast Air (Victoria Harbour, Nanaimo Harbour)
*Salt Spring Air (Victoria Harbour, Ganges, Maple Bay, Bedwell Harbour, Vancouver)
*Whistler Air (Whistler/Green Lake)

ee also

*Vancouver Harbour Control Tower
*List of airports in the Vancouver area

References

External links

* [http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airport/airportDetails.do?airportCode=CXH: CXH - Vancouver, British Columbia (Coal Harbour SPB)]
*ASN|CXH|CXH: Vancouver-Coal Harbour SPB