Pitt Meadows Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Pitt Meadows Regional Airport
nativename = Pitt Meadows Airport
IATA = YPK
ICAO = CYPK
type = Public
owner =
owner-oper = Pitt Meadows Airport Society [ [http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/airports/status/menu.htm Airport Divestiture Status Report] ]
city-served = Greater Vancouver Regional District
location = Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
elevation-f = 11
elevation-m = 3.4
coordinates = coord|49|12|58|N|122|42|36|W|type:airport|display=inline
website = [http://www.pittmeadowsairport.com/ www.PittMeadowsAirport.com]
r1-number = 08L/26R
r1-length-f = 2,500
r1-length-m = 762
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 08R/26L
r2-length-f = 4,700
r2-length-m = 1,433
r2-surface = Asphalt
r3-number = 18/36
r3-length-f = 2,500
r3-length-m = 762
r3-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft Movements
stat1-data = 108,040
footnotes = Sources: Canada Flight Supplement [CFS]
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] ]

Pitt Meadows Airport Airport codes|YPK|CYPK is a general aviation airport located convert|1|NM|abbr=on|lk=in southwest of Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada. In 2007, it was the 17th busiest airport in Canada with 106,001 aircraft movements, an increase of 8.8% from 2006 when it had 97,450 movements.

By 1972-1973, Pitt Meadows was the busiest airport in Canada with over 250,000 aircraft movements annually. But with the opening of Boundary Bay Airport in Delta, British Columbia in 1983, air traffic at Pitt Meadows Airport declined steadily. Since 1996, however, the air traffic at Pitt Meadows Airport has generally been increasing.cite paper
author =Transport Canada
authorlink =Transport Canada
title =Aircraft Movement Statistics Annual Report 2000 (TP577)
version =2000 edition
month = April
year = 2007
pages=3
publisher=Aviation Statistics Centre
url =http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/en/Report/TP577/pdf/TP577_00.pdf
format =PDF
accessdate =2008-03-18 ] cite paper
author =Transport Canada
authorlink =
title =Aircraft Movement Statistics Annual Report 2004 (TP577)
version =2004 edition
month = April
year = 2007
pages=3
publisher=Aviation Statistics Centre
url =http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/en/Report/TP577/pdf/TP577_04.pdf
format =PDF
accessdate =2008-03-18 ]

In January 1998, the districts of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows jointly took custody from the federal government under the auspices of the Pitt Meadows Airport Society.

The control tower at Pitt Meadows Airport operates from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 365 days per year.

Future Development

In addition to increased apron space, hangars and other buildings, by 2010 runway 08R/26L is expected to be expanded to convert|5900|ft|m long and convert|150|ft|m wide, allowing for regional turboprop and jet service [http://www.pittmeadowsairport.com/statistics.html Pitt Meadows Airport Statistics] ] . As well, the airport's Long Term Plan [http://www.pittmeadowsairport.com/develop2.jpgLong Term Plan of June 2003] ] from June 2003 shows additional taxiways and an end-of-runway turnaround on 08R/26L.

ee also

*Pitt Meadows Water Aerodrome

References

External links

* [http://www.pittmeadowsairport.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.pittmeadows.bc.ca/ Pitt Meadows municipal website]
* [http://www.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=3&ap_id=244 Page about this airport] on COPA's "Places to Fly" airport directory