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Abbotsford International Airport (IATA: YXX, ICAO: CYXX) is
located in the City of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, 2.2 nautical
miles (4.0 km) southwest of the city centre.The airport is classifed as
an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border
Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle general
aviation aircraft only with no more than 15 passengers.The airport is
the second largest airport in the Lower Mainland after Vancouver International
Airport (YVR), is the only other airport to host major airlines and functions
as a reliever for YVR. Otherwise, the Abbotsford airport caters mostly
to the general aviation community.In 2007, YXX was Canada's seventh busiest
airport by aircraft movements, with 175,405 movements and a total, 508,464
passengers passed through Abbotsford International Airport. |
