Texada/Gillies Bay Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Regional District of Powell River | ||||||||||
| Location | Texada Island | ||||||||||
| Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 326 ft / 99 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°41′39″N 124°31′04″W / 49.69417°N 124.51778°W | ||||||||||
| Website | texada-island-airport | ||||||||||
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  CYGB Location in British Columbia  CYGB CYGB (Canada) | |||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
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
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Texada/Gillies Bay Airport". qathet Regional District. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
- ^ "Texada Annual Fly-In & Fly-In Fling". Texada Arts, Culture & Tourism Society. 2020-03-06. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ "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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This page was last edited on 1 August 2023, at 18:09