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West Kootenay Regional Airport

airport in British Columbia, Canada
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West Kootenay Regional Airport

Summary

West Kootenay Regional Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • West Kootenay Regional Airport is located in British Columbia[3].
  • West Kootenay Regional Airport is in the country of Canada[4].
  • West Kootenay Regional Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • West Kootenay Regional Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • West Kootenay Regional Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as YCG[7].
  • West Kootenay Regional Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as CYCG[8].
  • West Kootenay Regional Airport's Commons category is recorded as West Kootenay Regional Airport[9].
  • West Kootenay Regional Airport's located in time zone is recorded as America/Vancouver[10].
  • West Kootenay Regional Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Vancouver International Airport[11].
  • West Kootenay Regional Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.2961, 'lon': -117.632}[12].
  • West Kootenay Regional Airport's official website is recorded as https://www.wkrairport.ca/[13].
  • West Kootenay Regional Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+1626'}[14].
  • West Kootenay Regional Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 49.2964, 'lon': -117.632}[15].
  • West Kootenay Regional Airport's directions is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '2 km SE of Castlegar'}[16].
  • West Kootenay Regional Airport's webcam page URL is recorded as https://www.wkrairport.ca/pilots/live-webcams/[17].

Body

Geography

West Kootenay Regional Airport is in the country of Canada[4]. It is located in British Columbia[3].

Physical Characteristics

West Kootenay Regional Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+1626'}[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

Why It Matters

West Kootenay Regional Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Canada

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.wkrairport.ca/
    Country → —
    Coordinates → —
    Located in → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "CYCG"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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