Hope Aerodrome | |
Iata: | YHE |
Icao: | CYHE |
Wmo: | 71114 |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Fraser Valley Regional District |
Location: | Hope, British Columbia |
Timezone: | PST |
Summer: | PDT |
Elevation-F: | 128 |
Coordinates: | 49.3683°N -121.4981°W |
Pushpin Map: | Canada British Columbia#Canada |
Pushpin Label: | CYHE |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in British Columbia |
R1-Number: | 07/25 |
R1-Length-F: | 3,960 |
R1-Surface: | Turf |
Footnotes: | Source: Canada Flight Supplement Environment Canada[1] |
Hope Aerodrome is located 2.6NM west of Hope Townsite[2] (the previous Town of Hope) within the municipal District of Hope, British Columbia, Canada.
The airfield is home to the Vancouver Soaring Association, a gliding club owning and operating seven school and recreational sailplanes and two Cessna L-19 Bird Dog as tow planes.
There is one turf runway, 3960feetx250feetft (xft). The airport is operated by the Fraser Valley Regional District. The Hope Airport lies within the community of Flood in the District of Hope.[3]
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF & D of T Aerodrome - Hope, British Columbia at 49.3667°N -150°W with a variation of 23 degrees 40' east and elevation of 117feet. The aerodrome was listed as "under construction - servicable" with one runway listed as follows:[4]
Hope is notable as being the location of a Boeing demonstration of the Boeing 737's landing and take-off abilities in 1972.[5] [6]