Mayne Island Water Aerodrome

Mayne Island Water Aerodrome
Mayne Island Water Aerodrome
	IATA: YAV; ICAO: none;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Mayne Island CRD
Operator	CRD
Serves	Mayne Island
Location	Mayne Island, British Columbia
Time zone	PST (UTC−08:00)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL	2 ft / 1 m
Coordinates	48°52′N 123°18′W / 48.867°N 123.300°W
Map
	CAW7 Location in British Columbia CAW7 CAW7 (Canada)
Runways
	Source: Water Aerodrome Supplement

Mayne Island Water Aerodrome, formerly IATA: YAV^[2]^[3], TC LID: CAW7, is a defunct aerodrome that was located at Miners Bay adjacent to Mayne Island in British Columbia, Canada. Mayne Island is one of the southern Gulf Islands.

Airlines and destinations

Although the aerodrome is no longer registered with Transport Canada and is classified as defunct it still has scheduled flights. In this case defunct means that it no longer meets Transport Canada standards, not that the area is no longer in operation.^[1]

Airlines	Destinations
Seair Seaplanes	Vancouver^[4]
Saltspring Air	Vancouver^[5]

History

The dock was constructed at an unspecified time in the 20th century. It was built to harbor boats and serve as a communal fishing area. Some time around 2000 the aerodrome portion was built.

References

^ ^a ^b Nav Canada's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 26 March 2020 to 0901Z 22 April 2021.
^ Kenmore Air: Mayne Island / Miners Bay (IATA: YAV) Archived 26 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ Accident history for Miner's Bay Airport, BC (IATA: YAV) at Aviation Safety Network
^ Seair Seaplanes – Daily Schedule: Mayne Island, Miner's Bay to/from Vancouver Airport, Seair Seaplane Dock
^ Saltspring Air: Scheduled Destinations

[CFS-1] Nav Canada's Water Aerodrome Supplement. Effective 0901Z 26 March 2020 to 0901Z 22 April 2021.

[2] Kenmore Air: Mayne Island / Miners Bay (IATA: YAV) Archived 26 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Accident history for Miner's Bay Airport, BC (IATA: YAV) at Aviation Safety Network

[4] Seair Seaplanes – Daily Schedule: Mayne Island, Miner's Bay to/from Vancouver Airport, Seair Seaplane Dock

[5] Saltspring Air: Scheduled Destinations

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