Banff Airport
Banff Airport (IATA: YBA, ICAO: CYBA) is located 1.7 nautical miles (3.1 km; 2.0 mi) northeast of Banff, Alberta, Canada. It is operated by Parks Canada, as it is located within Banff National Park.
Banff Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Operator | Parks Canada | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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CYBA Location in Alberta | |||||||||||
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] |
After about ten years of being closed, the airstrip was reopened in 2007. Local environmentalists criticized the decision, saying that the decade of closure had had positive effects on local wildlife. The airstrip is only used for emergency and diversionary landings.[2]
References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- "Banff airstrip reopening upsets conservationists". The Calgary Herald. March 15, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
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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