Victoria Inner Harbour Airport
Not to be confused with Victoria Airport Water Aerodrome.
| Victoria Inner Harbour Airport Victoria Harbour Water Airport | |||||||||||
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IATA: YWH – ICAO: CYWH – WMO: 71961 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Transport Canada | ||||||||||
| Serves | Victoria, British Columbia | ||||||||||
| Location | Victoria Harbour | ||||||||||
| Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 0 ft / 0 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°25′22″N 123°23′15″W / 48.42278°N 123.38750°WCoordinates: 48°25′22″N 123°23′15″W / 48.42278°N 123.38750°W | ||||||||||
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  CYWH Location in British Columbia | |||||||||||
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Victoria Inner Harbour Airport or Victoria Harbour Water Airport (IATA: YWH, ICAO: CYWH) is located in Victoria Harbour, adjacent to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle small airline and general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.[1] The facility can be used only by floatplanes and seaplanes.
In 2007, the link to Vancouver Harbour Water Airport was, according to the Official Airline Guide, Canada's busiest air route by the number of weekly flights.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Harbour Air | Vancouver Airport, Vancouver Harbour, Pitt Meadows |
| Helijet | Vancouver Airport, Vancouver Harbour, province-wide medevac service |
| Kenmore Air | Seattle/Lake Union |
| Ocean Air Floatplanes[5] | Gulf Islands, Vancouver Island, Vancouver Airport and Coastal BC |
| West Coast Air | Vancouver Airport, Vancouver Harbour, Whistler |
See also
References
- 1 2 Nav Canada's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 7 March 2013 to 0901Z 3 April 2014
- ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- ↑ OAG reveals latest industry intelligence on the busiest routes
- ↑ Ocean Air Floatplanes
External links
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Victoria Inner Harbour Airport from Nav Canada as available.
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