Peace River Airport, (IATA: YPE, ICAO: CYPE), is a municipally owned airport located 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west of the Town of Peace River, Alberta, Canada. The airport has two operating runways, the longest being 5,000 ft (1,500 m) long and the terminal building, 21,000 square feet (2,000 m2) in size.
Northern Air is based at the airport and provides scheduled service to Edmonton, in addition to charters and air ambulance. The airport was the hub of Peace Air until the airline ceased operations in May 2007.
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Famous quotes containing the words peace, river and/or airport:
“The Roman Empire stood appalled:
It dropped the reins of peace and war
When that fierce virgin and her Star
Out of the fabulous darkness called.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)
“The first man to discover Chinook salmon in the Columbia, caught 264 in a day and carried them across the river by walking on the backs of other fish. His greatest feat, however, was learning the Chinook jargon in 15 minutes from listening to salmon talk.”
—State of Oregon, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“It was like taking a beloved person to the airport and returning to an empty house. I miss the people. I miss the world.”
—Susan Sontag (b. 1933)