Hinton/Jasper-Hinton Airport

Jasper-Hinton Airport (IATA: YJP, TC LID: CEC4) is located 9.5 nautical miles (17.6 km; 10.9 mi) southwest of Hinton, Alberta, Canada. The airport has three affiliated air charter operators conducting scenic tours of nearby Jasper National Park, Mount Robson and the Columbia Icefields as well as providing aerial services for mining, forestry and wildlife research.

Jasper-Hinton Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorYellowhead County
LocationYellowhead County, near Hinton, Alberta
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
  Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL4,006 ft / 1,221 m
Coordinates53°19′09″N 117°45′12″W
Map
CEC4 is located in Alberta
CEC4
CEC4
Location in Alberta
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 4,510 1,375 Asphalt

Jasper-Hinton was among the first airports in Canada to test the ill-fated microwave landing system (MLS). It is now served only by an area navigation (RNAV) approach.

See also

References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.


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