Pitt Meadows Airport
These photographs were taken in 1982 and feature the Pitt Meadows Airport control tower. Check out their website at http://flyypk.ca/ Pitt Meadows Regional Airport was built to serve as a satellite site to the Vancouver International Airport and was announced in May 1961 by the Department of Transport. The airport officially opened in 1963. Currently the airport consists of one staffed control tower, a terminal building, a restaurant, three paved runways and a water runway. The airport also offers flight training, aircraft storage, maintenance and parts, filming opportunities, tours, recreational flying, search and rescue, and many more. Airport day is a yearly event that happens at the airport, with shuttles running to drop off people attending, the event is a fun-filled family activity with vendors and displays. “The Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) is currently owned and operated by the Pitt Meadows Airport Society which is a not-for-profit organization, which reinvests all earnings back into YPK in order to improve the airport for the community” (Taken off of their website)
Details:
Latitude: 49.2146213682568
Longitude: -122.70857768973
Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/pitt-meadows-airport
