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Local Airstrips

(At the top of the page, Tony's airstrip as seen in Google Earth.)

Remember that the following are private airstrips (even Quilchena).

The co-ordinates are in degrees and digital minutes and taken approximately at the middle of the runway.

The runway orientation and lenght are also approximate.

If you get lost, don't blame me! :-)

NAME GENERAL LOCATION NORTH WEST RUNWAY
Knutsford Old Hwy #5, 5 miles South of Kamloops 50°35.912' 120°18.556' 2500' N-S
Heffley Just North of Heffley Mill 50°50.947' 120°16.505' 1900' N-S
Dave Jones Along river, east of Monte Lake turn-off 50°38.882' 119°54.093' 2000' W-E
Larry Dee 2.3 miles South-East of Pritchard Bridge 50°39.567' 119°47.577' 1900' W-E
John Lauder 7.5 miles East- North-East of Quilchena 50°11.876' 120°20.921' 1000' N-S
Quilchena East side of Old Hwy #5, by Nicola Lake 50°09.732' 120°30.398' 2444' N-S

Knutsford: .......... 2500' runway. If you come in for for a landing on 13, first you go over Knutsford Hill, then some power lines, then a duck pond. The grass runway slopes up a bit sharply for 100 feet after you go over the fence. The main wind seems to make this approach the most common. Contact Cam 250-374-4181

Heffley: .......... 1900' runway. 18 miles from Knutsford strip. Very smooth grass strip. Just North of the Heffley Tolko Mill, on the west side of the highway. Private strip home to local flyer Wally Walcer; two hangars at the north end. You can come in above the Mill at the South end, or over the trees at the North end. Contact Wally 250-578-7343

Dave Jones: .......... 2000' road. 18 miles from Knutsford strip. East of the Monte Lake turnoff, by the South Thompson River, just North of the Trans-Canada Highway. The strip is the narrow road to the house and hangar. If coming from the West, watch out for the Hydro transmission wires. Contact Dave 250-573-2470

Larry Dee: .......... Runway = 1900 feet. 23 miles from Knutsford strip. Smooth dirt-and-gravel strip, very well maintained; lower at the middle. 2.3 miles South-East of the Pritchard Bridge, almost totally surrounded by trees, except on the north-east side. Also a hill at the west end. Pasture fields on the north side. With my Beaver, I can dive in from the west end, or slip in low from the north-east end over the fields. Bill Davidson has been landing his 185 there without problems. Contact Larry 250-°°°-°°°°

John Lauder: .......... 1000' runway. 28 miles from Knutsford strip. 7.5 miles East- North-East of Quilchena, on the hillsides, North of the BC Hydro sub-station. Not easy to find! Sloping up to the North.

Quilchena: ........... 2400' runway. 31 miles from Knutsford strip. Well maintained, very smooth gravel strip. Halfway down the East side of Nicola Lake, along #5 Highway. Surrounded by fields on the North end and side, historic Quilchena Hotel, store and gas station on the South end, Golf Course at the South-East.

Updated July 29, 2009.