Sandspit Airport
K'il Kun Xidgwangs Daanaay Sandspit Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Transport Canada | ||||||||||
| Serves | Haida Gwaii | ||||||||||
| Location | Sandspit, British Columbia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 21 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 53°15′15″N 131°48′50″W / 53.25417°N 131.81389°W | ||||||||||
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CYZP Location in British Columbia | |||||||||||
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| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] | |||||||||||
K'il Kun Xidgwangs Daanaay (IATA: YZP, ICAO: CYZP), formerly known as Sandspit Airport, is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) northeast of Sandspit, British Columbia, Canada.
Douglas DC-4 crash
On January 19, 1952, a Douglas DC-4 on Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 324 attempted to land at Sandspit Airport due to a failed engine.[4] Although the plane touched down on the runway, it lifted off again before coming to a halt. Unable to regain its lost speed and altitude, the aircraft hit the water about 4,500 feet (1,400 m) from the end of the runway. 36 of the 43 passengers and crew aboard died due to hypothermia or drowning.[4]
Renaming
On March 27, 2024, the Council of the Haida Nation and Transport Canada announced in a press release that Sandspit Airport had been renamed K'il Kun Xidgwangs Daanaay.[5][6][7][8][9]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Canada Express | Vancouver[10] |
See also
References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 27 November 2025 to 0901Z 22 January 2026.
- ^ "Synoptic/Metstat Station Information". Retrieved 2011-03-23.
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- ^ a b "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-54E-5-DO N45342 Sandspit Airport, BC (YZP)". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ Transport Canada (March 27, 2024). "The Council of the Haida Nation and the Minister of Transport announces the renaming of Sandspit Airport to K'il Kun Xidgwangs Daanaay" (Press release). Retrieved 2024-04-09 – via www.newswire.ca.
- ^ Local Journalism Initiative (March 27, 2024). "Sandspit Airport on Haida Gwaii renamed to K'il Kun Xidgwangs Daanaay. It's the first Transport Canada airport to be renamed to an Indigenous name". Vancouver Sun.
- ^ "Sandspit Airport on Haida Gwaii renamed to K'il Kun Xidgwangs Daanaay". Ground News. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Transport Canada to rename Sandspit Airport to K'il Kun Xidgwangs Daanaay | CAPA". centreforaviation.com. March 27, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Forward, Seth (2024-04-01). "Sandspit Airport on Haida Gwaii renamed to K'il Kun Xidgwangs Daanaay". Kamloops Now.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Vancouver, BC, Canada YVR". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1184–1188. July 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.