Banff Airport
| Banff Airport | |||||||||||
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| IATA: YBA – ICAO: CYBA | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Supt. Banff National Park | ||||||||||
| Location | Banff National Park, near Banff, Alberta | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,583 ft / 1,397 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°12′30″N 115°32′25″W / 51.20833°N 115.54028°WCoordinates: 51°12′30″N 115°32′25″W / 51.20833°N 115.54028°W | ||||||||||
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  CYBA Location in Alberta | |||||||||||
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
Banff Airport, (IATA: YBA, ICAO: CYBA), is located 1.7 nautical miles (3.1 km; 2.0 mi) north northeast of Banff, Alberta, Canada. It is operated by Parks Canada, as it is located within Banff National Park
After about 10 years of being closed the airstrip was re-opened in 2007. Local environmentalists criticized the decision, saying that the decade of closure had positive effects on local wildlife. The airstrip is only used for emergency and diversionary landings.[2]
References
- ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014
- ↑ "Banff airstrip reopening upsets conservationists". The Calgary Herald. March 15, 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
External links
- Accident history for YBA at Aviation Safety Network
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
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