The West Kootenay Regional Airport ( Castlegar Airport ) ( IATA : YCG , ICAO : CYCG ) is a small regional airport located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) south southeast of Castlegar, British Columbia , Canada. It serves the West Kootenay region, including Castlegar, Nelson and Trail. It is owned and operated by the City of Castlegar, and has a 15,317 sq ft (1,423 m) passenger terminal.
6-497: Due to the mountainous terrain impinging on both runway approaches, there is no possibility of a straight-in approach. The airport is therefore certified for day operations only, and the glideslope on approach is set to a steep 5.0° rather than the standard 3.0°. The instrument approaches to Castlegar are considered among the most challenging of any in use at a commercial airport in North America . In 2006, Castlegar airport
12-446: Is "a system of vertical guidance embodied in the instrument landing system which indicates the vertical deviation of the aircraft from its optimum path of descent". A glide slope station uses a phased antenna array sited on a tower which is offset approximately 250 to 650' to one side of the runway centerline and approximately 750 to 1250' beyond the approach end of the runway, adjacent to the runway touchdown zone. The GS transmits in
18-570: The COVID-19 pandemic . The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The customs at CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers. Glideslope In aviation , instrument landing system glide path , commonly referred to as a glide path ( G/P ) or glide slope ( G/S ),
24-487: The 328 to 336 MHz ultra high frequency (UHF) portion of the electromagnetic spectrum . Similar to the localizer , the GS signal is amplitude modulated with 90 and 150 Hz audio tones and transmitted on a carrier signal . The centre of the glide slope signal is arranged to define a glide path of approximately 3° above horizontal (ground level). Localizer (LOC) and glide slope (G/S) carrier frequencies are paired so that
30-530: The navigation radio automatically tunes the G/S frequency which corresponds to the selected LOC frequency. The LOC signal is in the 110 MHz range while the G/S signal is in the 330 MHz range. LOC carrier frequencies range between 108.10 and 111.95 MHz (with the 100 kHz first decimal digit always odd, so 108.10, 108.15, 108.30, etc., are LOC frequencies and are not used for any other purpose). Two signals are transmitted on one of 40 ILS channels. One
36-866: Was developing departure procedures for night time operation, but as of 2010 the airport was certified for daytime operation only. A $ 1 million programme installed six beacons on the hills of the Columbia Valley that allow night-time take offs from the airport. It is expected that this will only be used by air ambulances and medical traffic. Central Mountain Air began service to the airport in October 2020 using Beechcraft 1900D aircraft. On June 14, 2021, Central Mountain Air announced they would suspend service on July 5, 2021. In May 2021, Air Canada announced they will be using 78 passenger De Havilland Dash-8-400s when they resume service following route suspension due to
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