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Airport in British Columbia, Canada
For the airport in New Jersey, see Pemberton Airport.
Pemberton Regional Airport (ICAO: CYPS) is a registered aerodrome located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) south southeast of Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada. Canadians and a few US pilots practiced landing here, to train for Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Facilities
There was an automatic weather station but is currently out of service, there are no lights, towers or navigational assistance. The runway is not always plowed in winter. There is Jet A fuel and 100LL accessible 24/7 via a card lock system facilitated by Blackcomb Aviation. Nav Canada has an active webcam broadcast on the AWWS website.
Pemberton Regional Airport Authority
Began by the Pemberton Flying Club circa 1970. Oral history states it was based on a post war "back of the envelope" design by Boeing himself. The airport land was a Federal Crown Grant to the town in 1985. The Pemberton Airport Committee underwent several more incarnations before finally being incorporated under the British Columbia Society Act, in 2007 as Pemberton Regional Airport Authority or PRAA. As with all non-profit societies, all funds and/or profits must be used only for the society.
Tenants and resident airlines
Coast Range Heliskiing Ltd
Blackcomb Aviation
Tyax Adventures. Winter December–May – Ski plane: wheels and skis for landing on a hard surface runway or snow and ice.
BCFS Fire Attack Base
References
Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
Pemberton airstrip
CYPSLocation in British Columbia
