Vernon Regional Airport (IATA: YVE, ICAO: CYVK) is a small, non-towered airport located 1.8 nautical miles (3.3 km; 2.1 mi) southwest of Vernon, British Columbia, Canada.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | City of Vernon | ||||||||||
Operator | Vernon Regional Airport Corporation | ||||||||||
Location | Vernon, British Columbia | ||||||||||
Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,141 ft / 348 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°14′46″N 119°19′51″W | ||||||||||
Website | www.vernonairport.com | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] |
It is one of the few airports in the Okanagan Valley that can offer skydiving because all commercial operators must give written consent to a skydiving company for skydiving to occur, something which is not feasible at a larger airport like Kelowna International Airport.
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