Texada/Gillies Bay Airport Explained

Texada/Gillies Bay Airport
Iata:YGB
Icao:CYGB
Type:Public
Operator:Regional District of Powell River
Location:Texada Island
Timezone:PST
Summer:PDT
Elevation-F:326
Coordinates:49.6942°N -124.5178°W
Pushpin Map:Canada British Columbia#Canada
Pushpin Label:CYGB
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in British Columbia
Website:texada-island-airport
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:3,000
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Source: Canada Flight Supplement

Texada/Gillies Bay Airport is located 1NM northwest of Gillies Bay, Texada Island, British Columbia, Canada. The Texada Aviation Museum and Library is located at the airport, which includes a Airbuzz Mark II simulator which is a homemade flight simulator used during its annual aerospace camp.[1] There is also a yearly fly-in.[2]

Airlines and destinations

The airport has had no scheduled flights since KD Air ceased operations in 2019.[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Texada/Gillies Bay Airport . 2023-07-01 . qathet Regional District . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2020-03-06 . Texada Annual Fly-In & Fly-In Fling . 2023-08-01 . Texada Arts, Culture & Tourism Society . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2019-02-19 . KD Air flights ceased until early March for airline improvements - Parksville Qualicum Beach News . 2023-06-24 . www.pqbnews.com . en-US.