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 2019, it was the 11th busiest airport in Canada with 142,523 aircraft movements and is the 4th busiest airport in the Lower Mainland.[3]
Pitt Meadows Regional Airport Pitt Meadows Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Pitt Meadows Airport Society[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Metro Vancouver | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia | ||||||||||||||||||
Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 12 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 49°12′58″N 122°42′48″W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | FlyYPK.ca | ||||||||||||||||||
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CYPK Location in British Columbia CYPK CYPK (Canada) | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 two-level terminal building, construction is expected to start in 2020.[4][5]
Airlines and destinations
Scheduled Service
- Harbour Air
- Victoria Harbour
Charter
- Harbour Air Seaplanes
- Vancity Seaplnaes
- Air West Charters
- Fort Langley Air
- Island Coastal Aviation
- Pacific Rim Aviation Academy
- Sierra Helicopters
- Sky Helicopters[6]
Flight Training
- 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[7]
References
- Transport Canada: Airport Divestiture Status Report Retrieved on 20 December 2009
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 30 January 2020 to 0901Z 26 March 2020.
- "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.
- "YPK Press Releases". Pitt Meadows Airport YPK. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- "YPK Main Terminal Rebuild". Pitt Meadows Airport YPK. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- "YPK Business Directory". Pitt Meadows Airport YPK. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- "YPK Business Directory". Pitt Meadows Airport YPK. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Pitt Meadows municipal website
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory