Upland Contracting Ltd. has successfully completed the electrical component of the Powell River Airport (YPW) runway rehabilitation project in accordance with Transport Canada and NAV CANADA requirements.
According to a media release from the City of Powell River, the airfield lighting system, which had exceeded its life expectancy, has been replaced with modern LED technology.
The completion of this milestone means that the airport is now fully operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for all types of aircraft, including passenger carriers, private aircraft, helicopters, and emergency medical flights (medevac), the release stated. The ability to provide fixed-wing medevac aircraft to land and take off at night is critical for transporting patients to the Lower Mainland for emergency care, according to the release.
The YPW runway rehabilitation project was made possible through an $8-million federal grant from the Airport Capital Assistance Program (ACAP), the release stated.
