Hope Aerodrome

Hope Aerodrome
Hope Aerodrome
	IATA: YHE; ICAO: CYHE; WMO: 71114;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Fraser Valley Regional District
Location	Hope, British Columbia
Time zone	PST (UTC−08:00)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL	128 ft / 39 m
Coordinates	49°22′06″N 121°29′53″W / 49.36833°N 121.49806°W
Map
	CYHE Location in British Columbia CYHE CYHE (Canada)
Runways
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement; Environment Canada

Hope Aerodrome (IATA: YHE, ICAO: CYHE) is located 2.6 nautical miles (4.8 km; 3.0 mi) west of Hope Townsite^[3] (the previous Town of Hope) within the municipal District of Hope, British Columbia, Canada.

The airfield is home to the Vancouver Soaring Association, a gliding club owning and operating seven school and recreational sailplanes and two Cessna L-19 Bird Dog as tow planes.

There is one turf runway, 3,960 ft × 250 ft (1,207 m × 76 m). The airport is operated by the Fraser Valley Regional District. The Hope Airport lies within the community of Flood in the District of Hope.^[4]

History

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF & D of T Aerodrome - Hope, British Columbia at 49°22′N 121°29′W / 49.367°N 121.483°W / 49.367; -121.483 with a variation of 23 degrees 40' east and elevation of 117 ft (36 m). The aerodrome was listed as "under construction - servicable" with one runway listed as follows:^[5]

Runway name	Length	Width	Surface
7/25	6,400 ft (2,000 m)	1,000 ft (300 m)	Turf

Hope is notable as being the location of a Boeing demonstration of the Boeing 737's landing and take-off abilities in 1972.^[6]^[7]

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ District of Hope name for the area of the previous town of hope see district website - www.hope.ca/upload/dcd597_Hope_Townsite_ROADMAP.pdf
^ Map of the District of Hope, see district website file - www.hope.ca/upload/dcd600_frvd_area_hope.pdf on map webpage www.hope.ca/bylaws/index.php?SUID=&selectedFolder=84
^ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 139.
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOpBXmqa0eY 737 Landing at CYHE in 1972
^ Catchpole, Dan (March 26, 2016). "Almost cancelled, the Boeing 737 has endured 49 years". The Daily Herald. Retrieved September 4, 2017.

External links

Vancouver Soaring Association
Hope Airport Weather Cam at Nav Canada's WxCam Service
Hope Airpark on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
Accident history for YHE: Hope Airport at Aviation Safety Network
Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Hope Airport from Nav Canada as available.

[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[2] Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine

[3] District of Hope name for the area of the previous town of hope see district website - www.hope.ca/upload/dcd597_Hope_Townsite_ROADMAP.pdf

[4] Map of the District of Hope, see district website file - www.hope.ca/upload/dcd600_frvd_area_hope.pdf on map webpage www.hope.ca/bylaws/index.php?SUID=&selectedFolder=84

[Handbook-5] Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 139.

[6] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOpBXmqa0eY 737 Landing at CYHE in 1972

[7] Catchpole, Dan (March 26, 2016). "Almost cancelled, the Boeing 737 has endured 49 years". The Daily Herald. Retrieved September 4, 2017.

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