YXS Advantages

  • 24/7 operations
  • No operational restrictions
  • No noise restrictions
  • Few operational delays
  • Fast aircraft turnaround with no on-the-ground congestion
  • Boeing Plant accessible by truck 9 hours - by air 1 hour
  • 99% on time departures in 2005
  • Closed for only half a day in 2005
  • Better weather reliability than other such technical stop alternatives
  • Prince George has no volcanic or seismic disruptions
  • Planned runway extension to 11,400 ft
  • Strategically located on great circle routes between Asia and the United States
  • Two first class FBO's on site (Shell, Esso)
  • Full aircraft ground support, up to Boeing 747
  • Close proximity to transcontinental railway (3 miles)
  • Good railway links to the Chicago Express
  • Road network connections to U.S. Interstate highways
  • Easy access to the international Port of Prince Rupert
  • 1.5 days closer to Asia than any traditional shipping centre
  • Local oil refinery that supplies all of BC
  • On the pipeline route for oil sands exports from the Port of Prince Rupert