Banff Airport Explained

Banff Airport
Iata:YBA
Icao:CYBA
Type:Private
Operator:Parks Canada
Location:Banff National Park, near Banff, Alberta
Timezone:MST
Summer:MDT
Elevation-F:4,583
Coordinates:51.2083°N -115.5403°W
Pushpin Map:Canada Alberta
Pushpin Label:CYBA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Alberta
R1-Number:18/36
R1-Length-F:3,000
R1-Surface:Turf/snow
Footnotes:Sources: Canada Flight Supplement

Banff Airport is located 1.7NM northeast of Banff, Alberta, Canada. It is operated by Parks Canada, as it is located within Banff National Park.

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.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Banff airstrip reopening upsets conservationists. September 28, 2023. The Calgary Herald. March 15, 2008. March 24, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160324102751/http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/city/story.html?id=26286005-d29d-4783-815b-f0e321f9a419. bot: unknown.