Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre, Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome or Vancouver Coal Harbour Seaplane Base , is a registered

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located at

Coal Harbour Coal Harbour is the name for a section of Burrard Inlet lying between Vancouver's Downtown Peninsula and the Brockton Point of Stanley Park. It has also now become the name of the neighbourhood adjacent to its southern shoreline. Neighbourhoo ...

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. The flight centre is within walking distance of the

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heliport and Waterfront Station, a public transit hub in

Downtown Vancouver Downtown Vancouver is the central business district and the city centre neighbourhood of Vancouver, Canada, on the northwestern shore of the Burrard Peninsula in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. It occupies most of the north shor ...

. After five years of preparation, consultation and construction, Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre seaplane terminal opened for passenger service on May 25, 2011. The Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre is a partnership between the Clarke Group of Companies and

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. It is classified as an aerodrome and as an

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. It is staffed by the

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(CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle

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aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.

Control tower

The

Vancouver Harbour Control Tower The Vancouver Harbour Air Control Tower, which serves Vancouver Harbour Water Airport (CYHC), is placed on top of the skyscraper Granville Square in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Built in 1973 it remains the highest air traffic control t ...

is the only one in Canada specifically for a water

. At above ground it is the highest

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in the world. and is located on top of the

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building. In 2009 the airport handled 54,741 aircraft movements, the 35th busiest in Canada. It is also the 8th busiest aerodrome in BC and the busiest water aerodrome in Canada. Itinerant aircraft movements (from one airport to another) for the aerodrome were 54,711 while local movements were 30.

Operations

Whistler Air De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver at Vancouver Harbour Water Airport

The actual aircraft docking area, at , is situated just west of Canada Place. This part of

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is listed by Nav Canada as a restricted area and no aircraft are permitted to take off, land or move through the zone at a high speed. Just north of Canada Place is a rectangular section called "Area Alfa", centered on the official coordinates, which is the main aircraft operating zone. In 2007, the link to

Victoria Inner Harbour Airport Victoria Inner Harbour Airport or Victoria Harbour Water Airport is located in Victoria Harbour, adjacent to Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Transport Canada and is staffed by the Canada ...

was, according to the

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, Canada's busiest air route by the number of weekly flights.OAG reveals latest industry intelligence on the busiest routes

Airlines and destinations

References

External links

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CXH - Vancouver, British Columbia (Coal Harbour SPB)
* {{authority control Airports in Greater Vancouver Seaplane bases in British Columbia Registered aerodromes in British Columbia

Control tower

Operations

Airlines and destinations

See also

References

External links