Pitt Meadows Regional Airport

Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (ICAO: CYPK) is a Canadian general aviation airport located in the southwest corner of Pitt Meadows, British Columbia. In 2022, the airport had 127,284 aircraft movements, making it the 3rd busiest airport in British Columbia and the 9th busiest airport in Canada.^[4]

Pitt Meadows Regional Airport Pitt Meadows Airport
IATA: none ICAO: CYPK
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Pitt Meadows Airport Society[1]
Serves	Metro Vancouver
Location	Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
Time zone	PST (UTC−08:00)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL	12 ft / 4 m
Coordinates	49°12′58″N 122°42′48″W
Website	www.flyypk.ca
Map
CYPK Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia CYPK CYPK (Canada) Show map of Canada
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08L/26R 2,485 757 Asphalt 08R/26L 5,003 1,525 Asphalt 18/36 2,484 757 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m 1 68[2] 21[2] Asphalt 2 68[2] 21[2] Asphalt 3 50[2] 15[2] Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft Movements 112,872
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[3] Movements from Statistics Canada[4]

By 1957 the federal government planned to create a secondary airport in the Lower Mainland due to the growing demand at Vancouver International Airport.^[5] Construction began in 1962 with the Department of Transport planning to spend CA$300,000 for utilities and developing gravel and grass runways on the former farmland.^[6] On July 20th 1963, the airport officially opened,^[7] with the B.C. Aero Club moving beforehand from YVR the on June 23rd.^[8]

The first airport manager was Gordon McNeill 1966-1972. By 1972-1973, Pitt Meadows was the busiest airport in Canada with over 250,000 aircraft movements annually, but with the opening of Boundary Bay Airport in Delta, British Columbia in 1983, air traffic at Pitt Meadows Airport declined steadily.

In January 1998, the districts of Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows jointly took custody of the airport from the federal government under the auspices of the Pitt Meadows Airport Society.^[1]

Nine flight training schools are located at the airport. The airport features three asphalt runways, three helipads, IFR approaches, and a separate float plane dock along the Fraser River. The Nav Canada air traffic control tower operates from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. 365 days per year.

In 2019, the airport terminal was moved to make room for a new 40,000 sq ft (3,700 m²) two-level terminal building. The new terminal opened in January 2022.^[9][10][11]

Airlines and destinations

Unlike Vancouver or Abbotsford International Airport, only on-demand flights are offered by private charter and air taxis from Pitt Meadows Regional Airport throughout Western Canada, with the majority of destinations in British Columbia.

Airlines	Destinations
Harbour Air	Victoria (suspended)
BC Air	Charter: Abbotsford, Courtenay, Hope, Kamloops, Kelowna, Langley, Merritt, Nanaimo, Princeton, Port Alberni, Port Hardy, Powell River, Qualicum Beach, Rivers Inlet, Squamish, Stuart Island, Tofino, Vancouver, Victoria
Canadian Flight Centre	Charter: Victoria, Nanaimo, Sechelt, Powell River
Northern Rockies Adventures/Liard Air	Charter: Calgary, Fort St. John, Fort Nelson Airport, Kelowna, Prince Rupert, Tofino, Winnipeg
Van City Seaplanes	Charter: Savary Island, Hernando Island, Cortes Island, Hornby Island, Denman Island, Powell River, Campbell River, Port Alberni, Sechelt, Hornby Island, Nanaimo, Gabriola, Valdez, DeCourcy Island, Thetis Island, Saltspring Island, Galiano, Pender Island North/South, Saturna Island, Mayne, Patricia Bay, Desolation Sound, Bamfield, Ucluelet, Tofino, Harrison Hot Springs, Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, Maple Bay, Hardy Island, Blind Bay, Sakinaw Lake, Ruby Lake, Green Lake (Whistler), Cultus Lake, Widgeon Lake

All other charter airlines and services fly to any routes on demand based on their capabilities:^[12]

• Air West Charters
• Fort Langley Air
• Harbour Air Seaplanes
• Island Coastal Aviation
• Pacific Rim Aviation Academy
• Sierra Helicopters
• Sky Helicopters
• Vancity Seaplanes
• Canadian Flight Centre

Flight training

Flight training operations include:^[12]

• Canadian Aviation College
• Canadian Flight Centre
• Cardinal Aviation
• Classic Aviation
• Fort Langley Air
• Island Coastal Aviation
• Montair Aviation
• Pacific Rim Aviation Academy
• Vancouver Aviation College
• Executive Compass Flight Institute

Pitt Meadows Airport, showing the old control tower and terminal building (2017)

See also

• List of airports in the Lower Mainland