Tsay Keh Airport

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Tsay Keh Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Tsay Keh Dene Band
Location Tsay Keh Dene First Nation
Time zone PST (UTC−08:00)
  Summer (DST)PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation  AMSL 2,285 ft / 696 m
Coordinates 56°54′25″N124°57′58″W / 56.90694°N 124.96611°W / 56.90694; -124.96611
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CBN9
Location in British Columbia
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Tsay Keh Airport
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13/314,9301,503Packed gravel/sand

Tsay Keh Airport( TC LID : CBN9) is a registered aerodrome located on the banks of the Finlay River in British Columbia, Canada. The older Ingenika Airport nearby is no longer in regular use, but is maintained as an alternative, since visibility is sometimes acceptable there when it is not at Tsay Keh Airport. Neither is equipped for instrument landings.

Tsay Keh Airport ground facilities in winter TsayKehAirport.jpg
Tsay Keh Airport ground facilities in winter

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References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.