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| Airport Name | Vancouver International | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Airport Category |
Certified Airport |
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| Nearest Community | Richmond, adjacent east | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Province: | BRITISH COLUMBIA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Listed in Canada Flight Supplement | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Airport ident. | CYVR | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Appears on a VFR Navigation Chart | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Airport Elevation | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Magnetic Variation | 20E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Surface | Rwys 08R-26L and 26A are concrete; runways 08L-26R and 12-30 are asphalt and concrete | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Night Flying | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Maintained Year Round | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio Communications | ATIS 124.6; Clearance Del 121.4; ground 121.7; tower 118.7 (south), 119.55 (north); terminal 125.2; arrival 128.6; departure 126.125 (north) 132.3 (s) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Telephone on the Airport | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Customs Airport Entry | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| CANPASS | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fees on Private Aircraft |
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| Comments About Fees: | Landing fees on all aircraft.
Saturday and Sunday mornings 0730 - 1030 the minimum landing fee on small aircraft is $11.37. The rest of the week the minumum landing fee is $31.19 Minimum parking charge (under 2000 kg) is $9.00. Complete landing and parking fees at: http://www.yvr.ca/en/business-at-yvr/tariffs.aspx |
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| Date of Fuel Prices | 0000-00-00 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fuel/Dealers *(include Telephone Numbers) |
100LL, Jet-A, Jet A-1 available
Esso Avitat 122.85 604-270-2222 Penta Aviation 122.95 604-273-6688 Piedmont Hawthorne (Shell) 123.0 604-279-9922 Seair Services 122.85 604-273-8900 (at the adjacent water aerodrome) |
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| Airport Management | Vancouver International Airport Authority (YVR) Tel: 604-207-7022 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Airport Web Site | http://www.yvr.ca/ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Airport E-mail | via contact form only - http://www.yvr.ca/contact.asp | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other General Aviation Services on the Airport |
very little - this is pretty much just an airline airport | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Camping Airport grounds: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Washrooms | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nearest COPA Flight | DELTA, Flight 5: Al Blakely CD, #46 16995 64 Ave., Surrey, BC, V3S 0V9 alblakely@gmail.com; http://web.mac.com/alblakely Tel: 604-576-1246 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Local Aviation Associations & Telephone Numbers | VANCOUVER, COPA Flight 16: Veryl Nouch, 3-19126 Ford Rd, Pitt Meadows, BC, V3Y 2P1. 604-465-7136; nouch@telus.net. Call for meeting times.
ABBOTSFORD, Flight 83: Bob Robertson, 32630 Willingdon Cres., Abbotsford, BC, V2T 1S2. 604-864-9071; robertsonrm@telus.net. Meetings second Wednesday of each month, 7:30 p.m. at Abbotsford Flying Club. |
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| Remarks | Very complex proceedures - see CFS for maps and details.
All departing aircraft are to contact Clearance Delivery on 121.4 prior to contacting ground or taxing. This airport is not recommended for light aircraft as it is very busy with airline traffic and has few facilities for small private aircraft anymore. More GA friendly alternative airports in the area: Boundary Bay http://www.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=3&ap_id=199 Langley http://www.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=3&ap_id=185 Pitt Meadows http://www.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=3&ap_id=244 Delta Heritage Air Park http://www.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=3&ap_id=259 |
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| Local Activities, Sights & Events of Interest to Visitors | Wikipedia has a page about this airport at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_International_Airport | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date Submitted On: | 2012-10-23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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