Hope Aerodrome
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| Hope Aerodrome | |||||||||||
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IATA: YHE – ICAO: CYHE – WMO: 71114 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Fraser Valley Regional District | ||||||||||
| Location | Hope, British Columbia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 128 ft / 39 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°22′06″N 121°29′53″W / 49.36833°N 121.49806°WCoordinates: 49°22′06″N 121°29′53″W / 49.36833°N 121.49806°W | ||||||||||
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  CYHE Location in British Columbia | |||||||||||
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Hope Aerodrome, (IATA: YHE, ICAO: CYHE), is located 2.6 nautical miles (4.8 km; 3.0 mi) west of Hope Townsite[3] (the previous Town of Hope) within the municipal District of Hope, British Columbia, Canada.
This airfield is home to the Vancouver Soaring Association, a gliding club owning and operating seven school and recreational sailplanes and two Cessna L-19 Bird Dog as tow planes.
There is one turf runway 3,960 ft × 250 ft (1,207 m × 76 m). The airport is operated by the Fraser Valley Regional District. The Hope Airport lies within the community of Flood in the District of Hope.[4]
Hope is notable as being the location of a Boeing demonstration of the Boeing 737's landing and take off abilities in 1972.[5]
References
- ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
- ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ↑ District of Hope name for the area of the previous town of hope see district website - www.hope.ca/upload/dcd597_Hope_Townsite_ROADMAP.pdf
- ↑ Map of the District of Hope, see district website file - www.hope.ca/upload/dcd600_frvd_area_hope.pdf on map webpage www.hope.ca/bylaws/index.php?SUID=&selectedFolder=84
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOpBXmqa0eY 737 Landing at CYHE in 1972
External links
- Vancouver Soaring Association
- Hope Airport Weather Cam at the Meteorological Service of Canada
- Hope Airpark on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Accident history for YHE: Hope Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Hope Airport from Nav Canada as available.
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