West Kootenay Regional Airport
General Information

The West Kootenay Regional Airport is owned and operated by the City of Castlegar and offers regular service to both Vancouver and Calgary. It is 250km by road to the nearest alternate airport with scheduled passenger air carrier service.

Distance To

 

Flight Planning/Status

Selkirk College's Professional Pilot program maintains an informative flight planning site, including web cameras showing the current conditions.  Click here to visit their site.

You may also check your flight status on Air Canada's website.  Click here to check your flight status.

 

Car Rental at Airport

 

Air Canada Schedule

Effective: August, 2010

TO CALGARY

Flight Number Depart Arrive Frequency Aircraft
AC8474 11:50am 1:52pm Daily Dash8

TO VANCOUVER

Flight Number Depart Arrive Frequency Aircraft
AC8247 9:20am 10:34am Mon-Fri Dash8
AC8247 9:15am 10:32am Sat Only Dash8
AC8249 12:40pm 1:54pm Sun-Fri Dash8
AC8251 4:00pm 5:14pm Daily Dash8

FROM CALGARY

Flight Number Depart Arrive Frequency Aircraft
AC8473 11:20am 11:26am Daily Dash8

FROM VANCOUVER

Flight Number Depart Arrive Frequency Aircraft
AC8246 7:50am 9:00am Mon-Fri Dash8
AC8246 7:40am 8:52am Sat Only Dash8
AC8248 11:10am 12:20pm Sun-Fri Dash8
AC8250 2:25pm 3:35pm Daily Dash8

Location

132 Hall Road, Unit 130, Castlegar, B.C. V1N 4MS

 

Airport Manager

Gerry Rempel  CD, CCFI-C
Email: Contact Gerry Rempel by Email
Phone: 250-365-5151
Fax: 250-365-5949

 

Airport Certificate

#TADB 5151-P116

Issued to the City of Castlegar
132 Hall Road, Unit 130, Castlegar, B.C. V1N 4MS
Lat. N49 17' 47" Long. W117 37' 57"

The Airport Certificate is issued under the authority of the Minister of Transport pursuant to the Aeronautics Act and the Canadian Aviation Regulations Part 3, to operate a land aerodrome as a PUBLIC USE, DAY VFR/IFR airport under the following special procedures and conditions:

  1. The Airport will be maintained and operated in accordance with the Castlegar Airport Operations Manual dated January 1, 1997 unless otherwise approved by the Minister.
  2. Deviations from Standard: Mountain sides intrude into the approach surface of both runways - Airport certified for day operations only. Power transmission line crosses the approach to runway 33. Approach surface set at 5% rather than the standard 2.5% - The Canada Flight Supplement to clearly indicate the unique features and operational restrictions at this airport.
  3. Special Procedures: Right hand circuits Runway 15.
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