Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport
Jasper-Hinton Airport, (IATA: YJP, TC LID: CEC4), is located 9.5 nautical miles (17.6 km; 10.9 mi) southwest of Hinton, Alberta, Canada. The airport is home to two small air charter operators conducting scenic tours of nearby Jasper National Park, Mount Robson and the Columbia Icefields as well as providing aerial services for mining, forestry and wildlife research.
Jasper-Hinton Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Yellowhead County | ||||||||||
| Location | Yellowhead County, near Hinton, Alberta | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,006 ft / 1,221 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°19′09″N 117°45′12″W | ||||||||||
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  CEC4 Location in Alberta | |||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
Jasper-Hinton was among first airports in Canada to test the ill-fated microwave landing system (MLS). It is now served only by an area navigation (RNAV) approach.
See also
References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
External links
- Accident history for YJP: Jasper-Hinton Area Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Place to Fly on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
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