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Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport

Kamloops, Canada

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Destinations

ICAO

CYKA

Elevation

1133 ft

The gateway in a glance

The Essence of Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport

YKA

Location

Kamloops · BC · Canada

Connectivity

5 routes · 3 destinations

Position

50.703°, -120.449° · 1133 ft elev.

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British Columbia's interior hub serving the Thompson region.

Opened

1941

Location

Kamloops, Canada

Kamloops John Moose Fulton Field Regional Airport (YKA) is a mid-sized regional airport serving Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. It functions as the primary air gateway to the Thompson-Okanagan region, connecting residents to major Canadian hubs such as Vancouver and Calgary. The airport is named in honour of John Moose Fulton, a decorated Canadian World War II flying ace from Kamloops. It handles scheduled passenger services, charter flights, cargo operations, and general aviation activity. With its location in the interior of British Columbia, the airport plays an important role in supporting the local economy, including industries such as forestry, mining, and tourism in the surrounding region.

Terminals

The airport features a single passenger terminal building with a modest number of gates serving regional and national routes.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options between the airport and downtown Kamloops include taxis, rideshare services, and rental car facilities located on-site.

Airlines here

Air Canada Express and WestJet (including WestJet Encore) are the primary carriers operating scheduled passenger service at YKA.

Notable facts

›The airport is named after John Moose Fulton, a WWII Royal Canadian Air Force flying ace and Kamloops native.
›YKA sits at an elevation of approximately 1,133 feet (345 metres) above sea level.
›The facility supports general aviation, charter, cargo, and scheduled airline operations.
›It originally opened as a military airfield during World War II before transitioning to civilian use.
›The airport serves as an important access point for outdoor recreation destinations in the Thompson-Okanagan region.

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Route map (3 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Canada

WestJet

Routes

YKA → YVR9M · BEH

YKA → YXS9M · BEH

YKA → YVRAC · DH3

YKA → YYCAC · DH3

YKA → YYCWS · DH4

Aircraft operating here

Beechcraft 19002 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 82 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q1 routes

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