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Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre

Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre
Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base
Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CXH - CYHC) overview.jpg
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator West Coast Air,
Harbour Air Services,
Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre
Serves Vancouver,
British Columbia
Location Coal Harbour,
Burrard Inlet
Time zone PST (UTC−08:00)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL 0 ft / 0 m
Coordinates 49°17′40″N 123°06′41″W / 49.29444°N 123.11139°W / 49.29444; -123.11139Coordinates: 49°17′40″N 123°06′41″W / 49.29444°N 123.11139°W / 49.29444; -123.11139
Map
CYHC is located in Vancouver
CYHC
CYHC
Location in Vancouver
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
n/a n/a n/a Water
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft movements 54,169
Aircraft movements 54,169

Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, previously Vancouver Harbour Water Airport or Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base (IATA: CXHICAO: CYHC), is located at Coal Harbour in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The flight centre is within walking distance of the HeliJet heliport and Waterfront Station, a public transit hub in Downtown Vancouver.

After five years of preparation, consultation and construction, Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre seaplane terminal opened for passenger service on May 25, 2011. The Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre is a partnership between the Clarke Group of Companies and Ledcor Group of Companies.

It is classified as an airport and as an airport of entry by Nav Canada. It is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.

The Vancouver Harbour Control Tower is the only one in Canada specifically for a water aerodrome. At 142 m (466 ft) above ground it is the highest control tower in the world. and is located on top of the Granville Square building. In 2009 the airport handled 54,741 aircraft movements, the 35th busiest in Canada. It is also the 8th busiest aerodrome in BC and the busiest water aerodrome in Canada. Itinerant aircraft movements (from one airport to another) for the aerodrome were 54,711 while local movements were 30.


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