Pemberton Regional Airport

Pemberton Regional Airport, is a registered aerodrome located 5NM southeast of Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada.Flying Into CYPS-PembertonAIRPORT INFORMATION: 400 landings/yr Late Summer the Busiest time because of it being Forest Fire Season and lots of small planes traveling around Regionally and cross continent. The BC Government's Coastal Fire Protection Unit for the Pemberton Fire Zone - the regional Fire Base for Forest Fire Fighting - is adjacent to the Airport. Heli-skiing is the biggest winter time use. For the flight enthusiasts the Pemberton Valley is a Centre of Hang Gliding, Paragliding, Gliding^, Skydiving, and Heli-tours. The Valley hosted the Canadian Paragliding Nationals in 2012. Launch site is NW of Village. The Sky can get very crowded in the Summer. Unfortunately this led to a fatal tragedy this Summer, when a powered Glider and a Cessna collided over Nairn Falls Provincial Park. 4 adults and a dog died.The Airport allows both rotor craft and fixed wing aircraft: private planes, small jets and helicopters.No lights, Towers or Navigational AssistanceAutomated weather station, but there are no lights, towers or navigational assistance. Runway is not always plowed in winter.Highly Mountainous TerrainCanadian and a few US pilots practiced landing here, to train for Kandahar, Afghanistan.Limited Fuel Service AvailableEvening and weekends need Prior Notification Limited Jet fuel A service is now available from Blackcomb Aviation 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.Pemberton Regional Airport AuthorityBegan by the Pemberton Flying Club circa 1970. Oral history states it was based on a post war "back of the envelope" design by Boeing himself. The airport land was a Federal Crown Grant to the town in 1985. The Pemberton Airport Committee underwent several more incarnations before finally being incorporated under the British Columbia Society Act, in 2007 ''Pemberton Regional Airport Authority or PRAA. As with all non-profit societies, all funds and/or profits must be used only for the society.