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 / 51.20833°N 115.54028°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[who?] criticized the decision, saying that the decade of closure had had positive effects on local wildlife.[citation needed] The airstrip is only used for emergency and diversionary landings.[2]
References
edit- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Banff airstrip reopening upsets conservationists". The Calgary Herald. March 15, 2008. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
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External links
edit- Accident history for YBA at Aviation Safety Network
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
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