Smithers Airport

Smithers Airport,, is located north of Smithers, British Columbia, Canada.RunwaysOriginally the runway was, but it has been expanded to so that the airport can land larger aircraft. The extension was completed by in late 2008. Once the expansion of the ski areas is complete, there would then be a need for a runway capable of landing regional aircraft as large as the Boeing 737. Even though Smithers was previously served with older generation Boeing 737 aircraft in the 80s and early 90s, the newer variants of these aircraft require longer runways.NavCanadaNavCanada operates a Flight Service Station at Smithers Airport. Manned hours of operations were cut on April 8, 2010 from 24 hours a day to 13 hours in the winter and 16 hours in the summer.Manned hours of operation: June 1 - September 30, 1300-0500 UTCOctober 1 - May 31, 1500-0400 UTC (1400-0300 UTC Daylight Savings)See alsoSmithers/Tyhee Lake Water AerodromeExternal links Smithers Airport