Alert Bay Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Corporation of Village of Alert Bay | ||||||||||
| Location | Alert Bay, British Columbia | ||||||||||
| Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 240 ft / 73 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°34′56″N 126°54′57″W / 50.58222°N 126.91583°W | ||||||||||
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  CYAL Location in British Columbia | |||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
Alert Bay Airport (IATA: YAL, ICAO: CYAL) is a public airport located on Cormorant Island next to the village of Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada. Cormorant Island lies between Malcolm Island and Port McNeill on northeastern Vancouver Island.
Alert Bay Airport was opened in honour of longtime physician and surgeon and one-time mayor Dr. Harold Jackson Pickup (died February 11, 1996).