Kamloops Airport
Kamloops Airport (IATA: YKA, ICAO: CYKA), also known as Fulton Field or John "Moose" Fulton Airfield, is a regional airport located 5 nautical miles (9 km; 6 mi) west northwest of Kamloops, British Columbia, a city in the Thompson region of Canada. It is owned by the Kamloops Airport Authority Society, while operated by Kamloops Airport Limited, serving the North Okanagan, Nicola and Shuswap areas. Initial examination for the airport's construction began in June 1931, when the city leased 46 acres (19 ha) from fruit-growing company BC Fruitlands.
Kamloops Airport Fulton Field | |||||||||||||||
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Main terminal building | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Kamloops Airport Authority Society | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Kamloops Airport Limited | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | August 5, 1939 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,133 ft / 345 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°42′09″N 120°26′55″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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CYKA Location of the airport in British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement CYKA NOTAM file Environment Canada Movements from Statistics Canada Passengers from The Daily News | |||||||||||||||
Along with an air show presentation, the airport publicly opened on August 5, 1939. It has 2,780 by 49 ft (847 by 15 m) and 8,000 by 148 ft (2,438 by 45 m) runways aligned 04/22 and 09/27, and served approximately 263,290 passengers in 2011. The airfield maintains a restaurant, The Bread Garden, as well as a medical facility, accommodation areas and administrative buildings; food and snacks are also offered. Its terminal, runway and navigation aids were expanded and upgraded by 2009. It has seen one accident throughout its history.
The airport has daily scheduled flights to four destinations in Canada operated by Air Canada Express, Central Mountain Air and WestJet. The terminal handled 312,895 passengers in 2014, an increase of 7.2% over the 290,394 passengers in 2013.