Airport History
The Township of
Langley leased the airport from the federal government in 1945, received its
permanent license in 1946 and purchased the airport in 1967 for $24,300 to
operate it as a municipal airport.
A
restrictive covenant in the sales
agreement stated that the landcould revert back to federal ownership if the
Township ceased operating the property as an airport. The first tenant of
the airport was Art Seller of Skyway Air Services. He opened the first full
flight training school and a aerial spray service. In 1978, the
Township adopted a new policy to operate the airport until 2001. In February
1990, Council extended operation to 2015 and in 1997 extended operation
indefinitely. Langley Regional
Airport is built on 120 acres with a 2,100' north-south paved runway and a
2,100' east-west grass strip. Only the paved runway has night-time lighting
as well as a state of the art PAPI system. Runways are supported by a
taxiway system and paved parking area. There are three helicopter landing
pads. One of which has a ARCAL capability.
The two main pads are capable of
accommodating the largest helicopter in the world, the Sikorsky S-61, as
well as a variety of other rotary wing aircraft. These two pads are
connected by a hover taxiway. The most westerly pad has 24 hours emergency
lighting for medical evacuation. The airport is controlled by a fully Operational Nav. Canada tower facility. As well
CYNJ airport has a fully functional GPS
instrument approach capability.
CYNJ Memorable Dates
1938: CYNJ airport built by the Department of Transport and called the Langley Prairie Airport. It was an alternate for Trans-Canada Airways.
1941: CYNJ under the control of DND and improved for RCAF use. It was a relief field for 18EFTS of BCATP.
1946: Postwar - DOT reassumed ownership and the airport was leased by the Township of Langley.
1954: CYNJ is licensed to operate as a municipal airport.
1967: CYNJ airport was purchased by the Township of Langley for $24,300. A restrictive covenant was included in the sales agreement. The airport land would revert back to the federal ownership if the Langley Township ceases to operate the property as an airport.
