Tofino/Long Beach Airport

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The Tofino / Long Beach Airport is a regional airport on Vancouver Iceland, the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is in the time zone UTC-8 (DST -7). Operator of the airport is the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District -.

Location

The regional airport is located about 11 kilometers southeast of Tofino and about 25 northwest of Ucluelet. South of the airport extends the Highway 4 west of the Runway is a golf course and otherwise the place from the Pacific Rim National Park is surrounded.

History

In the area of ​​today's airport existed at the end of the 1930s only a few farmsteads, when the Canadian government had plans for an airbase. However, it was only the threat of the Second World War threat of a Japanese attack, which then prompted the construction of a military airport. 1941, a squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force was stationed in Tofino. The airport remained as a military base until the 1950s in operation. He was then operated as a civilian airport. Prior to the establishment of an airport access to this part of the west coast of Vancouver Iceland was limited to boat traffic since the highway was also opened 4 to Port Alberni in 1959.

Airstrip

  • Runway 07 /25, length 1524 m ( 4999 ft ) Width 46 m ( 150 ft ), concrete
  • Runway 11/29, length 1523 m ( 4997 ft ) wide 30 m (100 ft ), concrete
  • Runway 16/34, length 1524 m (5000 ft ) Width 30 m (100 ft ), concrete

Flights

Currently, the following companies offer connections to and from Tofin / Long Beach Airport:

International Civil Aviation Organization airport code IATA-Code British Columbia Highway 4 Fixed-base operator Airport terminal Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District Pacific Rim National Park Reserve Statistics Canada Nav Canada
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