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Penticton Airport

Penticton, Canada

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ICAO

CYYF

Elevation

1129 ft

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The Essence of Penticton Airport

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Location

Penticton · BC · Canada

Connectivity

1 routes · 1 destinations

Position

49.463°, -119.602° · 1129 ft elev.

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Southern Okanagan's gateway airport serving Penticton and the region.

Opened

1940

Location

Penticton, Canada

Penticton Airport (IATA: YYF, ICAO: CYYF) is a small regional airport located in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada, serving the southern Okanagan Valley. It provides essential air links for residents and tourists visiting the area's wine country, beaches, and outdoor recreation destinations. The airport is operated by the City of Penticton and handles a modest volume of scheduled passenger traffic, general aviation, and charter flights. It sits at an elevation of approximately 1,129 feet (344 metres) above sea level and features two paved runways suited to smaller regional aircraft. As a regional facility, Penticton Airport plays an important role in connecting the Okanagan community to major Canadian hubs, particularly Vancouver, supporting both leisure and business travel in the region.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building handling all passenger arrivals and departures.

Getting to & from

Ground transport between the airport and downtown Penticton is primarily served by taxis, rideshares, and rental car agencies located at the terminal.

Airlines here

Air Canada Express (operated by Jazz Aviation) has historically provided scheduled service connecting Penticton to Vancouver.

Notable facts

›The airport is owned and operated by the City of Penticton.
›It is situated close to Okanagan Lake and the scenic southern Okanagan wine region.
›The airport has two paved runways, with the main runway oriented roughly north-south.
›Elevation is approximately 1,129 feet (344 metres) above sea level.
›It supports general aviation, flight training, and charter operations in addition to scheduled services.

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Canada

Routes

YYF → YVRAC · DH3

Aircraft operating here

De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 81 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Penticton Regional Airport, also known as Penticton Airport, is a regional airport located 1.8 nautical miles southwest of Penticton, British Columbia, a city in the Okanagan region of Canada. It is owned and operated by Transport Canada, serving the South Okanagan, Similkameen and West Kootenay areas. Initial examination for the airport's construction began in 1937. The proposed locations were owned by the Penticton Indian Band at that time, but expropriated in 1939.

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