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Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport (CYKA) serves the city of Kamloops in British Columbia's southern interior, sitting on a plateau above the Thompson River at 1,129 feet. It is a full airline-served regional field with a long instrument-approach runway and a crossing shorter strip, making it a useful and well-equipped destination for VFR and IFR training flights alike.
Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport, known locally simply as Kamloops Airport, lies at Kamloops, British Columbia, at an elevation of 1,129 feet. It combines scheduled airline service with general aviation and flying-club activity, and its long, lit, ILS-equipped main runway alongside a shorter crosswind strip make it a versatile field for visiting simulator pilots to practise both airline-style approaches and shorter-field work.
The airport sits at coordinates 50.7025 N, 120.449 W, above the Thompson River valley in the southern interior of British Columbia. Traffic advisory in the vicinity is provided by Vancouver Control on the published PAL frequency, placing the field within Vancouver-managed airspace, while Kamloops Radio provides mandatory frequency (MF) coverage within 5 nautical miles below 4,100 feet ASL.
Kamloops has two paired runways. The main runway, 09/27, is 7,961 feet long, hard-surfaced, lit and equipped with an ILS. The secondary runway, 04/22, is 2,086 feet long, hard-surfaced and lit, but has no instrument approach.
Pilots should call Kamloops Radio on the mandatory frequency 125.7 MHz, which also serves as the VDF frequency. Clearance delivery is available on 121.9 MHz during light hours. Vancouver Control provides area advisory on 132.35 MHz (PAL). A remote communications outlet for Pacific Radio (Flight Information Service En Route) is available on 123.375 MHz, and Shell Aerocenter operates a private advisory frequency on 123 MHz. Runway 09/27 is equipped with an ILS.
Kamloops continues to operate as a regional airport combining scheduled airline service with general aviation activity, and it is recorded as a base for local flying club operations. The field also handles customs processing for arriving traffic. Runway 09/27's length and ILS equipage support larger aircraft and instrument training, while the shorter 04/22 crosswind runway remains available for lighter traffic.
