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Banff Airport

Banff Airport

Airport in Alberta, Canada

Banff Airport (IATA: YBA, ICAO: CYBA) is located 1.7 nautical miles (3.1 km; 2.0 mi) northeast of Banff, Alberta, Canada. It is operated by Parks Canada, as it is located within Banff National Park.

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After about ten years of being closed, the airstrip was reopened in 2007. Local environmentalists[who?] criticized the decision, saying that the decade of closure had had positive effects on local wildlife.[citation needed] The airstrip is only used for emergency and diversionary landings.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Banff airstrip reopening upsets conservationists". The Calgary Herald. March 15, 2008. Retrieved September 28, 2023.


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