Northwest Regional Airport Ganiks Laxha
IATA code | XXT |
ICAO code | BCGL |
MTC Location ID | - |
Address | 4401 Bristol Road Ganiks Laxha GL1S 0EK |
Hub for | • Hawkair (main) |
Northwest Regional Airport Ganiks Laxha is an airport in Ganiks Laxha, British Columbia.
Description
The airport is served by Airport Station on the Skeena Pacific Railway's Ganiks Laxha–Kemano Beach line.
A retired De Havilland BC Skookum Trident (c/n 1872/1983), in Northwest Regional Airport markings, is located on the airport and is in use for firefighter training.
History
Opened in 1919 as RBCAF Terrace, commercial air service in Terrace began in 1930 when Queen Charlotte Airlines, a forerunner of Pacific Western Airlines, inaugurated a service between Queen Charlotte City on Haida Gwaii and Prince George via Terrace, Smithers, and Vanderhoof. With the opening of RBCAF Kemano in 1963, the Air Force relocated to the new base, and the airfield was transferred to Terrace city council, which began operating it as Terrace Regional Airport. When the city of Terrace was renamed Ganiks Laxha in 1988, the airport was also renamed Ganiks Laxha Regional Airport, and though at that time the ICAO code for the airport was changed to BCGL, the IATA code has remained the original XXT. In 1994, the city entered into a public-private partnership with a Canadian airport management firm, and after a renovation of the terminal facilities was completed in 1999, the airport was rebranded Northwest Regional Airport Ganiks Laxha.
Accidents and incidents
- 14 January 1977 Northern Air DHBC-6 Twin Otter VB-NTB (c/n C972/1968), operating as Flight NO603 from Prince George to Terrace, crashed into a hill on approach to Runway 32 during a snowstorm. All nine passengers and three crew aboard were killed.
Airlines and destinations
Ganiks Laxha is the headquarters and main hub for Hawkair.
Passenger
Airline | Service area | Destination | Aircraft |
---|---|---|---|
Air BC | Domestic | Meziadin | ATR 42 |
Prince George | Superjet 100 | ||
Vancouver | B737-900, Superjet 100 | ||
Victoria | RJ85, RJ100 | ||
Continental | Edmonton | ATR 72 | |
Las Vegas seasonal | B737-900 | ||
CP Air | Domestic | Fort St John | A220-300, B737-700 |
Vancouver | A220-300, B737-700, B737-800 | ||
Central Mountain Air | Domestic | Kelowna | Short 360 |
Hawkair | Domestic | Atlin (continuing to Whitehorse) | B717-200HGW, Fokker 50 |
Blaenau | B717-200HGW, B737-300 | ||
Bob Quinn Lake | Do-228NG | ||
Cassiar | Saab 340 | ||
Dease Lake | Saab 340 | ||
Fort Nelson | Saab 340 | ||
Fort St John | Fokker 50 | ||
Gitlaxt’aamiks | Do-228NG, Saab 340 | ||
Hudson's Hope | Do-228NG | ||
Iturup | B717-200HGW | ||
Mackenzie | Fokker 50, Saab 340 | ||
Masset | Do-228NG | ||
Meziadin | Do-228NG, Saab 340 | ||
108 Mile Ranch | Saab 340 | ||
Prince George | Fokker 50 | ||
Quesnel | Saab 340 | ||
Summit Lake | Fokker 50, Saab 340 | ||
Tumbler Ridge | Saab 340 | ||
Valemount | B737-200QC | ||
Vancouver | B737-300 | ||
Williams Lake | Saab 340 | ||
Continental | Anchorage | Fokker 50 | |
Fort McMurray (via Grande Prairie) | Fokker 50 | ||
Grande Prairie (continuing to Fort McMurray) | Fokker 50 | ||
Juneau | Fokker 50, Saab 340 | ||
Portland, OR | B717-200HGW, B737-300 | ||
Seattle | B717-200HGW, B737-300 | ||
Sitka (via Wrangell) | Do-228NG | ||
Wrangell (continuing to Sitka) | Do-228NG | ||
Whitehorse (via Atlin) | B717-200HGW, Fokker 50 | ||
Inter-Dominion Air Lines | Domestic | Blaenau | Superjet 100 |
Victoria | Superjet 100 | ||
Lynx Air | Continental | Calgary | B737 MAX 8 |
Northern Thunderbird Air | Domestic | Fort St John | DHC-8-315, Q300 |
WestJet | Continental | Calgary | Q400 |
Wien Air Alaska | Continental | Anchorage | B737-700 |