Cranbrook–BC Rockies International Airport
IATA code | XXC |
ICAO code | BCCB |
MTC Location ID | - |
Address | 1-9370 Airport Access Road St Eugene Mission Cranbrook CB9 7ED |
Hub for | • Kootenay Airways |
Focus city for | • Pacific Western Airlines |
BC Rockies International Airport is an airport in St Eugene Mission, Cranbrook, British Columbia.
Description
On display outside the main terminal building is Dragon Rapide VB-KOA, Kootenay Airways' first aircraft; an enclosed glass shelter was built for the aeroplane in 1997.
Accidents and incidents
- 11 February 1978 Pacific Western Airlines DHBC-7A Trident VB-PVF (c/n C1047/1969), operating as flight PW314 from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to Castlegar, BC, via Calgary, Alberta and Cranbrook crashed at Cranbrook after a failed touch-and-go attempt. At 12:46 Flight 314 contacted Cranbrook and were advised about the snow removal in progress; the aircraft then made no further contact with the airport, making a straight-in instrument approach to Runway 16. The aircraft had touched down at 12:55 about 800 feet from the threshold and reverse thrust was selected when the crew noticed the snow plough on the runway. The captain initiated a go-around at once, but one of the thrust reversers failed to re-stow due to loss of hydraulic power. The aircraft became airborne and successfully cleared the snow plough, but unexpectedly the left thrust reverser deployed in flight as it climbed to about 350 feet. As a result of this the crew lost control of the aircraft, which suddenly banked steeply to the left, lost height, and side-slipped into the ground. The aircraft broke up and caught fire. The deep snow made it difficult for fire crews to reach the wreckage, and 42 of the 44 passengers and 5 crew were killed.
Airlines and destinations
BC Rockies International Airport is the headquarters of Kootenay Airways, although the airline's primary operational hub is Blaenau International Airport.
Passenger
Airline | Service area | Destination | Aircraft |
---|---|---|---|
Air BC | Domestic | Kamloops | ATR 42, Su-80 |
Kelowna | ATR 42, Su-80 | ||
Prince George | ATR 42, Su-80 | ||
Vancouver | ATR 42 | ||
Continental | Calgary | ATR 42 | |
Cape Air | Continental | Billings | P2012 Traveller |
Kootenay Airways | Domestic | Blaenau | ATR 42 |
Blue River | Su-80, Twin Otter | ||
Fairmont Hot Springs | Su-80, Twin Otter | ||
Golden | Beech 99, Su-80, Twin Otter | ||
Merritt | Short 330, Su-80 | ||
Nelson | Beech 99, Su-80, Twin Otter | ||
Princeton | Short 330, Su-80 | ||
Salmon Arm | Short 330, Su-80 | ||
Trail | ATR 42, Short 330, Su-80 | ||
Valemount | ATR 42 | ||
Vernon | Short 330, Su-80 | ||
Continental | Bozeman | RJ85 | |
Portland, OR | RJ85 | ||
Seattle | RJ85 | ||
Spokane | ATR 42, Short 330 | ||
Lynx Air | Continental | Calgary | B737 MAX 8 |
Pacific Coastal Airlines | Domestic | Victoria | ATP, ATR 72 |
Pacific Western Airlines | Domestic | Blaenau | CRJ702 |
Kamloops | CRJ200, Q300 | ||
Kelowna | CRJ200, Q300 | ||
Vancouver | CRJ200, Q300 | ||
Continental | Calgary | CRJ200, Q300 | |
WestJet | Continental | Edmonton | B737-600 |