Hope Aerodrome

Airport in British Columbia, Canada

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 / 49.36833; -121.49806
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Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

ft  | m
07/25  | 3,960  | 1,207  | Turf

Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]

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

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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]

## See also

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* List of airports in the Lower Mainland

## References

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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
5. ^ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 2. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 139.
6. ^ https://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.

## External links

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* 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.

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