Banff Airport

Banff Airport, (IATA: YBA, ICAO: CYBA), is located 1.7 nautical miles (3.1 km; 2.0 mi) northeast of Banff, Alberta, Canada. It is operated by Parks Canada, as it is located within Banff National Park.

Banff Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorParks Canada
LocationBanff National Park, near Banff, Alberta
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
  Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL4,583 ft / 1,397 m
Coordinates51°12′30″N 115°32′25″W
Map
CYBA
Location in Alberta
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 3,000 914 Turf/Snow

After about 10 years of being closed the airstrip was re-opened in 2007. Local environmentalists criticized the decision, saying that the decade of closure had positive effects on local wildlife. The airstrip is only used for emergency and diversionary landings.[2]

References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. "Banff airstrip reopening upsets conservationists". The Calgary Herald. March 15, 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.


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