Texada/Gillies Bay Airport

Texada/Gillies Bay Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorRegional District of Powell River
LocationTexada Island
Time zonePST (UTC−08:00)
 • Summer (DST)PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL326 ft / 99 m
Coordinates49°41′39″N 124°31′04″W / 49.69417°N 124.51778°W / 49.69417; -124.51778
Websitetexada-island-airport
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CYGB is located in British Columbia
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CYGB
Location in British Columbia
CYGB is located in Canada
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CYGB (Canada)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 3,000 914 Asphalt

Texada/Gillies Bay Airport (IATA: YGB, ICAO: CYGB) is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) northwest of Gillies Bay, Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada. The Texada Aviation Museum and Library is located at the airport, which includes a Airbuzz Mark II simulator which is a homemade flight simulator used during its annual aerospace camp.[2] There is also a yearly fly-in.[3]

Airlines and destinations

The airport has had no scheduled flights since KD Air ceased operations in 2019.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Texada/Gillies Bay Airport". qathet Regional District. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  3. ^ "Texada Annual Fly-In & Fly-In Fling". Texada Arts, Culture & Tourism Society. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  4. ^ "KD Air flights ceased until early March for airline improvements - Parksville Qualicum Beach News". www.pqbnews.com. 2019-02-19. Retrieved 2023-06-24.


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