Langley Regional Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Langley Regional Airport
nativename =


IATA = YNJ
ICAO = CYNJ
type = Public
operator = Langley Township
city-served = Langley Township
location = Langley, British Columbia
elevation-f = 34
elevation-m = 10
coordinates = coord|49|06|04|N|122|37|50|W|type:airport
website = http://www.langleyairport.bc.ca
r1-number = 01/19
r1-length-f = 2,100
r1-length-m = 640
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 07/25
r2-length-f = 2,100
r2-length-m = 660
r2-surface = Turf
h1-number = A
h1-length-f = 50
h1-length-m = 15
h1-surface = Asphalt
h2-number = B
h2-length-f = 50
h2-length-m = 15
h2-surface = Asphalt
h3-number = C (1-4)
h3-length-f = 31
h3-length-m = 9
h3-surface = Concrete
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft Movements
stat1-data = 93,575
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] ]

Langley Regional Airport Airport codes|YNJ|CYNJ is located in Langley Township, British Columbia, Canada. The airport serves mostly general aviation, and also provides scheduled passenger service to the Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome via Harbour Air Seaplanes. [ [http://www.harbour-air.com/home/index.php?id=76 Harbour Air - Langley to Victoria] ] Charter operations are also sometimes conducted. Helicopter operations are a major part of Langley Airport's traffic; the airport has 3 helipads.

The airport offers fuel services and extensive hangar space, and hosts the Canadian Museum of Flight.

General Information

The airport has an asphalt and turf runway, both of which are convert|2100|ft|abbr=on|0 long. These relatively short runways make it a good airport for flight training purposes because a pilot who trains on short runways is likely to be a more capable pilot.Fact|date=February 2007 There is also a public road near each end of the paved runway (01/19) resulting in relatively short "Takeoff Distance Available" (TODA).

Due to the proximity of residential areas, runway 19 has a departure noise-abatement procedure that requires a 30-degree turn and runway 25 has a departure noise-abatement procedure that requires a 50-degree turn. For greater detail please check the NOTAMs for CYNJ or the Canada Flight Supplement.

Langley radio frequencies are 119.00 for the control tower, 124.50 for Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS), and 121.90 for ground service.

One of the main uses of the airport is the training of helicopter and fixed wing pilots. Many pilots carry out circuits as well as "fly the gates," which is when a pilot flies to different extremities of the airport's Control Zone to learn how to approach an airport from different directions.

History

In 1945, at the end of World War II, the township of Langley leased the former Royal Canadian Air Force airport from the federal government before purchasing the airport outright in 1967 for $24,300. Since then, the airport has been in continuous operation.

Airlines and destinations

* Harbour Air (Victoria)

References

External links

* [http://www.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=3&ap_id=185 Page about this airport] on COPA's "Places to Fly" airport directory
* [http://www.langleyairport.bc.ca/ Airport Authority Website]