Mayne Island Water Aerodrome

Mayne Island Water Aerodrome, formerly IATA: YAV[2][3], TC LID: CAW7, is a defunct aerodrome that was located at Miners Bay adjacent to Mayne Island in British Columbia, Canada. Mayne Island is one of the southern Gulf Islands.

Mayne Island Water Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMayne Island CRD
OperatorCRD
ServesMayne Island
LocationMayne Island, British Columbia
Time zonePST (UTC−08:00)
 • Summer (DST)PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL2 ft / 1 m
Coordinates48°52′N 123°18′W
Map
CAW7
Location in British Columbia
CAW7
CAW7 (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
West 36 12 Water

Airlines and destinations

Although the aerodrome is no longer registered with Transport Canada and is classified as defunct it still has scheduled flights. In this case defunct means that it no longer meets Transport Canada standards not that the area is no longer in operation.[1]

AirlinesDestinations
Seair Seaplanes Vancouver[4]
Saltspring Air Vancouver[5]

History

The dock was constructed at an unspecified time in the 20th century. It was built to harbor boats and serve as a communal fishing area. Some time around the year 2000 the Aerodome portion was built.

See also

References
  1. Nav Canada's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 26 March 2020 to 0901Z 22 April 2021.
  2. Kenmore Air: Mayne Island / Miners Bay (IATA: YAV) Archived 2010-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Accident history for Miner's Bay Airport, BC (IATA: YAV) at Aviation Safety Network
  4. Seair Seaplanes - Daily Schedule: Mayne Island, Miner's Bay to/from Vancouver Airport, Seair Seaplane Dock
  5. Saltspring Air: Scheduled Destinations


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