Castlegar Airport is a small regional
airport located in Castlegar, British Columbia. It is owned and operated
by the City of Castlegar. YCG has a 15,317 square foot passenger terminal.
Owing to the mountainous terrain impinging on both runway approaches,
there is no possibility of a straight-in approach. The airport is therefore
certified for day operations only, and the glideslope on approach is set
to a steep 5% rather than the standard 2.5%. The instrument approaches
to Castlegar are considered among the most challenging of any in use at
a commercial airport in North America. Castlegar airport is currently
(as of 2006) developing departure procedures for nighttime operation. |
