Castlegar Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Castlegar Airport
IATA = YCG
ICAO = CYCG
type = Public
owner =
operator = City of Castlegar
city-served =
location = Castlegar, British Columbia
elevation-f= 1,624
elevation-m = 495
coordinates = coord|49|17|47|N|117|37|57|W|type:airport|display=inline
website =
r1-number = 15/33
r1-length-f = 5,300
r1-length-m = 1,615
r1-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft Movements
stat1-data = 15,186
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] ]

Castlegar Airport Airport codes|YCG|CYCG is a small regional airport located in Castlegar, British Columbia. Owned and operated by the City of Castlegar, YCG has a convert|15317|sqft|m2|0 passenger terminal. Due to the mountainous terrain impinging on both runway approaches, there is no possibility of a straight-in approach. The airport is therefore certified for day operations only, and the glideslope on approach is set to a steep 5% rather than the standard 2.5%. The instrument approaches to Castlegar are considered among the most challenging of any in use at a commercial airport in North America. Castlegar airport is currently (as of 2006) developing departure procedures for nighttime operation.

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

Airlines

*Air Canada
**Air Canada operated by Air Canada Jazz (Calgary, Vancouver)

References

External links

* [http://www.castlegar.ca/devserv_air.htm Castlegar Airport] from the [http://www.castlegar.ca/ City of Castlegar] web site
*WAD|CYCG
* [http://www.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=3&ap_id=922 Page about this airport] on COPA's "Places to Fly" airport directory