Pitt Meadows Airport

Pitt Meadows Airport (ICAO: CYPK) is a Canadian general aviation airport located in the southwest of corner of Pitt Meadows, British Columbia. In 2018, it was the 17th busiest airport in Canada with 117,983 aircraft movements and is the 4th busiest airport in the Lower Mainland.[4]

Pitt Meadows Regional Airport

Pitt Meadows Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorPitt Meadows Airport Society[1]
ServesMetro Vancouver
LocationPitt Meadows, British Columbia
Time zonePST (UTC−08:00)
 • Summer (DST)PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates49°12′58″N 122°42′48″W
WebsiteFlyYPK.ca
Map
CYPK
Location in British Columbia
CYPK
CYPK (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08L/26R 2,485 757 Asphalt
08R/26L 5,003 1,525 Asphalt
18/36 2,484 757 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
1 68[2] 21[2] Asphalt
2 68[2] 21[2] Asphalt
3 50[2] 15[2] Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft Movements117,983

The first airport manager was Gordon McNeill 1966-1972. 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.

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.[1]

Nine flight training schools are located at the airport. The airport features three asphalt runways, three helipads, IFR approaches, and a separate float plane dock along the Fraser River. The Nav Canada air traffic control tower operates from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 365 days per year.

In 2019, the airport terminal was moved to make room for a new 40,000 sq ft (3,700 m2) two-level terminal building, construction is expected to start in 2020.[5][6]

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled service

There are no scheduled services but the adjacent Pitt Meadows Water Aerodrome has flights to Victoria Inner Harbour Airport provided by Harbour Air Seaplanes.

Charter

Charter airlines include:[7]

  • Air West Charters
  • Cascadia Air
  • Fort Langley Air
  • Harbour Air Seaplanes
  • Island Coastal Aviation
  • Pacific Rim Aviation Academy
  • Sierra Helicopters
  • Sky Helicopters
  • Vancity Seaplanes

Flight training

Flight training operations include:[7]

  • Canadian Aviation College
  • Canadian Flight Centre
  • Cardinal Aviation
  • Classic Aviation
  • Fort Langley Air
  • Island Coastal Aviation
  • Montair Aviation
  • Pacific Rim Aviation Academy
  • Vancouver Aviation College
Pitt Meadows Airport (2017)

See also

References
  1. Transport Canada: Airport Divestiture Status Report Retrieved on 20 December 2009
  2. Diameter
  3. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  4. "Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report (TP 577): Table 2-1 — Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers". statcan.gc.ca.
  5. "YPK Press Releases". Pitt Meadows Airport YPK. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  6. "YPK Main Terminal Rebuild". Pitt Meadows Airport YPK. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  7. "YPK Business Directory". Pitt Meadows Airport YPK. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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