Fort St. John Airport
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Coordinates | 56°14′18″N 120°44′25″W / 56.23833°N 120.74028°W | ||||||||||||||
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Fort St. John Airport (IATA: YXJ, ICAO: CYXJ), North Peace Regional Airport, or North Peace Airport, is located at Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada. The airport is operated by North Peace Airport Services Ltd (a subsidiary of Vantage Airport Group). A new record of 257,295 passengers came through the airport in 2015, up from the 252,729 passengers seen in 2014.[4]
In 2013, WestJet Encore announced regular scheduled service to Calgary and Vancouver, representing a major expansion of airline service to the Fort St. John market. Scheduled service to Vancouver is also provided by Air Canada Express.
Runways
Fort St. John Airport currently has two runways. Runway 12/30 is a 6,909 by 150 ft (2,106 by 46 m) paved runway, while runway 03/21 is a 6,698 by 200 ft (2,042 by 61 m) paved runway.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Canada Express | Vancouver |
North Cariboo Air | Charter: Kelowna, Nanaimo, Vancouver |
WestJet Encore | Calgary, Vancouver |
History
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF & D of T Aerodrome - Fort St. John, British Columbia at 56°14′N 120°44′W / 56.233°N 120.733°W with a variation of 31 degrees east and elevation of 2,400 ft (730 m). The aerodrome was listed as "Under Construction - Servicable" with four runways listed as follows:[5]
Runway name | Length | Width | Surface |
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2/20 | 5,600 ft (1,700 m) | 200 ft (61 m) | Hard Surfaced |
10/28 | 5,600 ft (1,700 m) | 200 ft (61 m) | Hard Surfaced |
6/24 | 4,200 ft (1,300 m) | 200 ft (61 m) | Hard Surfaced |
15/33 | 4,000 ft (1,200 m) | 150 ft (46 m) | Hard Surfaced |
Historical airline service
Commencing in the early 1940s,
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- ^ "North Peace Airport tops 257,000 passengers in 2015".
- ^ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 136.
- ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, July 15, 1970 CP Air system timetable
- ^ North American Official Airline Guide (OAG), Feb. 1, 1976 edition, Fort St. John flight schedules
- ^ http://www.timetableimages.com, Dec. 1, 1943; Nov. 1, 1953; April 29, 1962 & April 24, 1966 Canadian Pacific Air Lines system timetables
- ^ Sept. 15, 1994 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Fort St. John flight schedules
External links
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- Official website
- Vantage Airport Group
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Fort St. John Airport from Nav Canada as available.