West Kootenay Regional Airport

The West Kootenay Regional Airport is a small regional located 2 nautical miles south southeast of , Canada. It serves the West Kootenay region, including Castlegar, Nelson and Trail.
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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.

Dam
Photo: Brian, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hydroelectric dam on the near , 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 Ootischenia and Kinnaird.

Village
is south of on the east side of the in the West Kootenay region of southern .

Suburb
is a neighbourhood comprising the southern part of .

Village
is in the West Kootenay region of southeastern . The locality is on the northeast side of the , and on the west shore at the mouth of the .

West Kootenay Regional Airport

Latitude
49.29531° or 49° 17′ 43″ north
Longitude
-117.6328° or 117° 37′ 58″ west
Elevation
494 metres (1,621 feet)
IATA airport code
YCG
ICAO airport code
CYCG
Open location code
85X479W8+4V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 240219625
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6296167
Wiki­data ID
Q3912571
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Satellite Map

Discover West Kootenay Regional Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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 Waterloo Eddy and Castlegar.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kootenay Gallery of Art, History & Science and Doukhobor Discovery Centre.

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