Smithers Airport
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Smithers Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Town of Smithers | ||||||||||
| Serves | Smithers, Bulkley Valley | ||||||||||
| Location | Smithers, British Columbia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,716 ft / 523 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°49′31″N 127°10′58″W / 54.82528°N 127.18278°WCoordinates: 54°49′31″N 127°10′58″W / 54.82528°N 127.18278°W | ||||||||||
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| Aircraft movements | 9,494 |
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Smithers Airport, (IATA: YYD, ICAO: CYYD), is located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) north of Smithers, British Columbia, Canada.
Originally the runway was 5,000 ft (1,524 m), but it has been expanded to 7,544 ft (2,299 m) so that the airport can land larger aircraft. The extension was completed by in late 2008. Once the expansion of the ski areas is complete, there would then be a need for a runway capable of landing regional aircraft as large as the Boeing 737. Even though Smithers was previously served with older generation Boeing 737 aircraft in the 80s and early 90s, the newer variants of these aircraft require longer runways.
Landing runway 33 in 2007
NavCanada operates a Flight Service Station at Smithers Airport. Staffed hours of operations were cut on April 8, 2010 from 24 hours a day to 13 hours in the winter and 16 hours in the summer.
Manned hours of operation:
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