# Anahim Lake Airport (YAA)

> Anahim Lake, CA · IATA: YAA · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YAA` |
| City | Anahim Lake |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1108 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 52.45150, -125.30378 |

## Description

Pacific Coastal Airlines is the sole scheduled operator at Anahim Lake (YAA/CAJ4), flying Beechcraft 1900 turboprops to Vancouver (YVR), usually via Bella Coola (QBC), off a single 1,200-metre asphalt runway (13/31) at roughly 1,108 metres elevation on British Columbia's Chilcotin Plateau. There is no cargo terminal, no cold-chain handling and no dangerous-goods acceptance; freight moves as belly cargo on those passenger flights, and the Beech 1900's payload keeps consignment sizes small. The road alternative is Highway 20, linking the community to Williams Lake and the Cariboo corridor over some 320 kilometres, though winter conditions make that corridor unreliable at times. For genuine air freight, customs clearance and international connections, Vancouver (YVR) is the nearest capable handling point, while Williams Lake (YWL) serves as a regional intermediate for Cariboo-bound shipments. A 2010 project that paved about 210 metres of previously gravel runway improved winter serviceability and made the supply flights noticeably more dependable.

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