Things are changing at the Nanaimo Airport.  First there was the announcement that WestJet Encore will begin non-stop service from Nanaimo to Calgary on June 24.  “This new carrier and service is key to Nanaimo Airport’s continued growth to ensure safe, reliable transportation for Central Vancouver Island residents,” shares Mike Hooper, President and CEO of [...]

Even with the best laid plans and equipment,  Mother Nature sometimes has ideas of her own.  The wide scale fog bank that has been gripping the lower mainland for weeks is a perfect example. In the early days before the Instrument  Landing System (ILS) fog had the upper hand at the Nanaimo Airport in the [...]

With all the changes at the Nanaimo Airport over the past few years, we know many area residents can relate to this Michel Legrand quote, “The more I live, the more I learn. The more I learn, the more I realize, the less I know.”  “Even with all the efforts we have put into getting [...]

What does it take for an airline to start up a newservice in the community? Airports across the country spend considerable time and resources each year in their pursuit of carriers.  Nanaimo Airport is no different.  YCD has been working to attract or expand services with major carriers such as Air Canada and WestJet for [...]

Thanks to the support of area residents and businesses the Nanaimo Airport will soon celebrate a huge milestone. The Airport’s year-long “Gaining Altitude – A Million and Beyond” campaign is the next step in the airport’s managed growth strategy that saw completion of a two-phase expansion plan between 2006 and 2011. During that time, 913,000 [...]