West Kootenay Regional Airport
The West Kootenay Regional Airport is a small regional airport located 2 nautical miles south southeast of Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. It serves the West Kootenay region, including Castlegar, Nelson and Trail.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Aerodrome
- Description: airport in British Columbia, Canada
- Also known as: “Castlegar Airport”, “CYCG”, and “YCG”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brilliant Dam.
Brilliant Dam
Dam
Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brilliant Dam is a hydroelectric dam on the Kootenay River near Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada. It was built during the Second World War, mostly by Doukhobor men exempt from military service, and its 129 MW twin turbines first came into operation in June, 1944.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kinnaird and Castlegar.
Kinnaird
Suburb
Kinnaird is a neighbourhood comprising the southern part of Castlegar, British Columbia.
Castlegar
Photo: Douglas.johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Castlegar is a city of 8,000 people in British Columbia on the southern tip of the Arrow Lakes chain. It sits at the confluence of the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers, and is a perfect base for a wide range of outdoor activities.
West Kootenay Regional Airport
- Categories: airport, commercial traffic aerodrome, and transportation
- Location: Castlegar, Regional District of Central Kootenay, British Columbia, Canada, North America
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Latitude
49.29531° or 49° 17′ 43″ northLongitude
-117.6328° or 117° 37′ 58″ westElevation
494 metres (1,621 feet)IATA airport code
YCGICAO airport code
CYCGOpen location code
85X479W8+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 240219625OpenStreetMap feature
aeroway=aerodrome
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Tajik—“West Kootenay Regional Airport” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Aeropuertu de Castlegar”
- Cebuano: “West Kootenay Regional Airport”
- Chinese: “西古特尼區域機場”
- French: “Aéroport de Castlegar”
- French: “aéroport régional de West Kootenay”
- French: “Aéroport régional de West Kootenay”
- French: “Castlegar”
- Indonesian: “CYCG”
- Indonesian: “YCG”
- Japanese: “キャッスルガー”
- Japanese: “キャッスルガー空港”
- Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Castlegar”
- Persian: “CYCG”
- Persian: “YCG”
- Persian: “فرودگاه محلی وست کوتنی”
- Piemontese: “Castlegar Airport”
- Romanian: “Aeroportul Regional West Kootenay”
- Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Castlegar”
- Spanish: “CYCG”
- Spanish: “YCG”
- Swedish: “West Kootenay Regional Airport”
- Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи маҳал вист кутни”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ootischenia and Brilliant.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kootenay Gallery of Art, History & Science and Doukhobor Discovery Centre.
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