Fort St. John Airport

Fort St. John Airport

North Peace Airport
Fort St. John Airport; North Peace Airport
	Fort St. John Airport, BC
	IATA: YXJ; ICAO: CYXJ; WMO: 71943;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	North Peace Airport Services Ltd.
Location	Fort St. John, British Columbia
Time zone	MST (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL	2,280 ft / 695 m
Coordinates	56°14′18″N120°44′25″W / 56.23833°N 120.74028°W
Website	yxj.ca
Map
	CYXJ Location in British Columbia
Runways
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements
Aircraft movements	28,939
	Sources: Canada Flight Supplement ; Environment Canada ; Movements from Statistics Canada

Last updated November 23, 2024

Fort St. John Airport( IATA : YXJ, ICAO : CYXJ), North Peace Regional Airport, or North Peace Airport, is located at Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada. The airport is operated by North Peace Airport Services Ltd (a subsidiary of Vantage Airport Group). A new record of 257,295 passengers came through the airport in 2015, up from the 252,729 passengers seen in 2014.^[4]

Runways

Fort St. John Airport currently has two runways. Runway 12/30 is a 6,909 by 150 ft (2,106 by 46 m) paved runway, while runway 03/21 is a 6,698 by 200 ft (2,042 by 61 m) paved runway.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Canada Express	Vancouver
North Cariboo Air	Charter: Kelowna, Nanaimo, Vancouver
WestJet Encore	Calgary, Vancouver

History

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF & D of T Aerodrome - Fort St. John, British Columbia at 56°14′N120°44′W / 56.233°N 120.733°W / 56.233; -120.733 with a variation of 31 degrees east and elevation of 2,400 ft (730 m). The aerodrome was listed as "Under Construction - Servicable" with four runways listed as follows:^[5]

Runway name	Length	Width	Surface
2/20	5,600 ft (1,700 m)	200 ft (61 m)	Hard Surfaced
10/28	5,600 ft (1,700 m)	200 ft (61 m)	Hard Surfaced
6/24	4,200 ft (1,300 m)	200 ft (61 m)	Hard Surfaced
15/33	4,000 ft (1,200 m)	150 ft (46 m)	Hard Surfaced

Historical airline service

Commencing in the early 1940s, Canadian Pacific Air Lines and its successors CP Air and Canadian Airlines International operated scheduled passenger service to Vancouver, British Columbia; Edmonton, Alberta; Prince George, British Columbia; Whitehorse, Yukon; Fort Nelson, British Columbia; Grande Prairie, Alberta and Watson Lake, Yukon. CP Air served the airport with Boeing 737-200 jetliners during the 1970s with direct, no change of plane flights to all of the above destinations.^[6]^[7] Other Canadian Pacific flights into the airport over the years were operated with such twin engine prop aircraft as the Lockheed Lodestar, the Douglas DC-3 and the Convair 240 as well as with the larger, four engine Douglas DC-6B propliner and Bristol Britannia turboprop.^[8] In 1994, Canadian Partner code sharing service on behalf of Canadian Airlines International was being operated with de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 turboprops and/or Fokker F28 Fellowship jets to the airport from Vancouver, Edmonton, Grande Prairie and Fort Nelson.^[9]

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References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
↑ "North Peace Airport tops 257,000 passengers in 2015".
↑ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 136.
↑ http://www.timetableimages.com, July 15, 1970 CP Air system timetable
↑ North American Official Airline Guide (OAG), Feb. 1, 1976 edition, Fort St. John flight schedules
↑ http://www.timetableimages.com, Dec. 1, 1943; Nov. 1, 1953; April 29, 1962 & April 24, 1966 Canadian Pacific Air Lines system timetables
↑ Sept. 15, 1994 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Fort St. John flight schedules

External links

Official website
Vantage Airport Group
Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Fort St. John Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[2] Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[move-3] Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations

[4] "North Peace Airport tops 257,000 passengers in 2015".

[Handbook-5] Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 136.

[6] ttp://www.timetableimages.com, July 15, 1970 CP Air system timetable

[7] North American Official Airline Guide (OAG), Feb. 1, 1976 edition, Fort St. John flight schedules

[8] ttp://www.timetableimages.com, Dec. 1, 1943; Nov. 1, 1953; April 29, 1962 & April 24, 1966 Canadian Pacific Air Lines system timetables

[9] Sept. 15, 1994 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Fort St. John flight schedules

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