{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport","iataCode":"YCG","icaoCode":"CYCG","city":"Castlegar","country":"CA","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":49.296398,"longitude":-117.632004},"elevationMeters":495,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Better known for cancelled flights than cargo, Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) sits in the Columbia River valley, ringed by the Kootenay mountains whose frequent fog has earned it the nickname 'Cancelgar.' Air Canada Express and Pacific Coastal Airlines connect it to Vancouver and Calgary. There is no freight operation here; air cargo for the region moves via Kelowna (YLW) and Vancouver (YVR), with trucking filling the gaps over the highway network. The demanding mountain approach","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/castlegarwest-kootenay-regional-airport-ycg","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/castlegarwest-kootenay-regional-airport-ycg","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · (IATA: YCG) · Castlegar, CA · 495 m"}