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Nearby Airports
Introduction ...
When we're on the road, rather than always picking an airport that is close to our destination, we try to see if there might be another airport that would better fit our travel plans.<1> To help with your planning, the following list of airports is organized by type and proximity to Powell River.
Please keep in mind that these airports were chosen based on their air-distance from Powell River. You should check the map and see how accessible they are when considering one airport over another.
For each of the airports listed below, we've linked to websites where detailed information about the airport can be found.
Of the airports that we know about, these are some of the closest to Powell River.
Large Airports ...
- Vancouver Intl. (YVR/CYVR)
(77 miles [123.9 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria Intl. (YYJ/CYYJ)
(98 miles [157.7 km] to the south southeast)
Smaller Airports with Scheduled Flights / Air Taxi Service ...
- Powell River Airport (YPW/CYPW)
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comox Airport (YQQ/CYQQ)
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell River Airport (YBL/CYBL)
(32 miles [51.5 km] to the west)
- Qualicum Bch. Airport (IATA: XQU)
(37 miles [59.5 km] to the south)
- Airport Identification Code: IATA: XQU
- GPS Coordinates: 49.337222, -124.393889<7>
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Qualicum Beach Airport
General Aviation Airports ...
- Texada / Gillies Bay Airport (YGB/CYGB)
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cortes Island Airport (FAA ID: CCI9)
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west northwest)
- GPS Coordinates: 50.023056, -124.984444<9>
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Cortes Island Airport
- Courtenay Airpark (IATA: YCA)
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Airport Identification Code: IATA: YCA
- GPS Coordinates: 49.679444, -124.981667<10>
- Jump to a Google Map centered on Courtenay Airpark
Footnotes ...
| <1> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Powell River), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |
| <2> | GPS Coordinates for Vancouver International Airport:
Decimal: 49.19472, -123.183889
DDMMSS: 49° 11' 40", -123° 11' 2" |
| <3> | GPS Coordinates for Victoria International Airport:
Decimal: 48.64722, -123.425833
DDMMSS: 48° 38' 49", -123° 25' 32" |
| <4> | GPS Coordinates for Powell River Airport:
Decimal: 49.83416, -124.500278
DDMMSS: 49° 50' 2", -124° 30' 1" |
| <5> | GPS Coordinates for Comox Airport:
Decimal: 49.71083, -124.886667
DDMMSS: 49° 42' 38", -124° 53' 12" |
| <6> | GPS Coordinates for Campbell River Airport:
Decimal: 49.95055, -125.270833
DDMMSS: 49° 57' 1", -125° 16' 14" |
| <7> | GPS Coordinates for Qualicum Beach Airport:
Decimal: 49.33722, -124.393889
DDMMSS: 49° 20' 13", -124° 23' 38" |
| <8> | GPS Coordinates for Texada / Gillies Bay Airport:
Decimal: 49.69416, -124.517778
DDMMSS: 49° 41' 38", -124° 31' 4" |
| <9> | GPS Coordinates for Cortes Island Airport:
Decimal: 50.02305, -124.984444
DDMMSS: 50° 1' 22", -124° 59' 3" |
| <10> | GPS Coordinates for Courtenay Airpark:
Decimal: 49.67944, -124.981667
DDMMSS: 49° 40' 45", -124° 58' 54" |
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