Ingenika Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Aviation Duty Officer | ||||||||||
Location | Ingenika Settlement, Tsay Keh Dene First Nation, British Columbia | ||||||||||
Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,230 ft / 680 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 56°47′26″N124°53′48″W / 56.79056°N 124.89667°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement [1] |
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