Pitt Meadows Airport

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Pitt Meadows Regional Airport Pitt Meadows Airport
IATA: YPK – ICAO: CYPK
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner/Operator		Pitt Meadows Airport Society[1]
Serves		Greater Vancouver Regional District
Location		Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
Elevation AMSL		11 ft / 3.4 m
Coordinates		49°12′58″N 122°42′36″W / 49.21611, -122.71
Website		www.PittMeadowsAirport.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
08L/26R	2,500	762	Asphalt
08R/26L	4,700	1,433	Asphalt
18/36	2,500	762	Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft Movements			108,040
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[2] Statistics from Transport Canada.[3]

Pitt Meadows Airport (IATA: YPK, ICAO: CYPK) is a general aviation airport located 1 nautical miles (1.9 kilometres) 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.^[3]

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.^[3][4][5]

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.

Contents 1 Future Development 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Future Development

In addition to increased apron space, hangars and other buildings, by 2010 runway 08R/26L is expected to be expanded to 5900 feet long and 150 feet wide, allowing for regional turboprop and jet service^[6]. As well, the airport's Long Term Plan^[7] from June 2003 shows additional taxiways and an end-of-runway turnaround on 08R/26L.

[edit] See also

• Pitt Meadows Water Aerodrome

[edit] References

1. ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
2. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
3. ^ ^{a b c} - Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007
4. ^ Transport Canada. "Aircraft Movement Statistics Annual Report 2000 (TP577)" (PDF). 2000 edition. 3. Aviation Statistics Centre Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
5. ^ Transport Canada. "Aircraft Movement Statistics Annual Report 2004 (TP577)" (PDF). 2004 edition. 3. Aviation Statistics Centre Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
6. ^ Pitt Meadows Airport Statistics
7. ^ Long Term Plan of June 2003

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Pitt Meadows municipal website
• Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory

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