Airport type Public Time zone PST (UTC−08:00) 07/25 3,960 Code YHE Phone +1 604-869-2819 | Location Hope, British Columbia Elevation AMSL 128 ft / 39 m Elevation 39 m Province British Columbia | |
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Operator Fraser Valley Regional District Address 62720 Airport Rd, Hope, BC V0X 1L2, Canada Similar Coquihalla Canyon Provincial, Hope Visitor Info Centre, Othello Tunnels, Manning Park Resort, Othello Tunnels Campgro | ||
Hope Aerodrome, (IATA: YHE, ICAO: CYHE), is located 2.6 nautical miles (4.8 km; 3.0 mi) west of Hope Townsite (the previous Town of Hope) within the municipal District of Hope, British Columbia, Canada.
This airfield is home to the Vancouver Soaring Association, a gliding club owning and operating seven school and recreational sailplanes and two Cessna L-19 Bird Dog as tow planes.
There is one turf runway 3,960 ft × 250 ft (1,207 m × 76 m). The airport is operated by the Fraser Valley Regional District. The Hope Airport lies within the community of Flood in the District of Hope.
Hope is notable as being the location of a Boeing demonstration of the Boeing 737's landing and take off abilities in 1972.
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