Pemberton Regional Airport

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Pemberton Regional Airport
Pemberton airstrip
IATA: none ICAO: CYPS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Village of Pemberton
Location	Pemberton, British Columbia
Time zone	PST (UTC−08:00)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL	670 ft / 204 m
Coordinates	50°18′09″N 122°44′16″W / 50.30250°N 122.73778°W / 50.30250; -122.73778Coordinates: 50°18′09″N 122°44′16″W / 50.30250°N 122.73778°W / 50.30250; -122.73778
Website	www.pemberton.ca/.../pemberton-regional-airport/
Map
CYPS Location in British Columbia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 3,917 1,194 Asphalt
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]

Pemberton Regional Airport (ICAO: CYPS) is a registered aerodrome located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south southeast of Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada. Canadians and a few US pilots practiced landing here, to train for Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Facilities[]

There is an automatic weather station, but there are no lights, towers or navigational assistance. The runway is not always plowed in winter. There is Jet A fuel and 100LL accessible 24/7 via a card lock system facilitated by Blackcomb Aviation.

Pemberton Regional Airport Authority[]

Began by the Pemberton Flying Club circa 1970. Oral history states it was based on a post war "back of the envelope" design by Boeing himself. The airport land was a Federal Crown Grant to the town in 1985. The Pemberton Airport Committee underwent several more incarnations before finally being incorporated under the British Columbia Society Act, in 2007 as Pemberton Regional Airport Authority or PRAA. As with all non-profit societies, all funds and/or profits must be used only for the society.

Tenants and resident airlines[]

• Coast Range Heliskiing Ltd
• Blackcomb Aviation
• Tyax Adventures. Winter December–May – Ski plane: wheels and skis for landing on a hard surface runway or snow and ice.
• BCFS Fire Attack Base

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
• http://www.metcam.navcanada.ca/hb/player.jsp?id=64&cam=148&lang=e
• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Pemberton Airport from Nav Canada as available.