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Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport is a medium-sized aerodrome serving Castlegar in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, set at a lofty elevation of 1,617 feet amid mountainous terrain. It offers a single hard-surfaced runway and operates as an uncontrolled field under an Aerodrome Traffic Frequency, making it a notable destination for pilots flying through this part of the BC interior.
Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport serves the town of Castlegar in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia. It is a medium airport with a single runway, sitting at 1,617 feet elevation in mountainous terrain, and provides scheduled airline service to the surrounding communities as well as a base for general aviation and visiting pilots.
The airport is located at Castlegar in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia, at coordinates 49.2963 N, 117.632 W. It operates as an uncontrolled aerodrome, using an Aerodrome Traffic Frequency (ATF) rather than a control tower service.
Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport has one physical runway, 15/33, with a hard surface measuring 5,267 feet in length. There is no ILS available at the field.
Pilots should use the Aerodrome Traffic Frequency (ATF) on 122.1 MHz for local traffic. Vancouver Centre provides area control on 134.2 MHz, with Kamloops Radio available via a remote communications outlet on 126.7 MHz. A remote outlet for Radio (RDO) is also listed on 122.1 MHz.