Airport guide
Coal Harbour Sea Plane BaseIATA code CXH
Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base (CXH/CYHC) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Vancouver, Canada in North America. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Vancouver, Canada
- Codes
- CXH · CYHC
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- America/Vancouver
- Region
- North America
Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base (CXH/CYHC) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Vancouver, Canada in North America. Operating on America/Vancouver local time at coordinates 49.270°, -123.120°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base (CXH) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Vancouver, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base airport details
- IATA code
- CXH
- ICAO code
- CYHC
- City
- Vancouver
- Country
- Canada
- Region
- North America
- Time zone
- America/Vancouver
- Coordinates
- 49.291°, -123.119°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 12 Jun 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base’s own pages.
CXH airport facts
- Size class
- Seaplane base
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Passengers, 2016
- 258,028
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026), citing www150.statcan.gc.ca (opens in a new tab)
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Vancouver International Airport YVR · 12 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Routes from CXH
Originfacts does not track any routes from CXH yet, so no route records are listed here. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at CXH
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names CXH, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where CXH is
3.3 km north
Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base lies 3.3 km north of Vancouver city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at CXH
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Vancouver, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:vhfc.ca (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Airports near Vancouver
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- VancouverVancouver International AirportYVR10 km
- VancouverBoundary Bay AirportYDT11 km
- NanaimoNanaimo AirportYCD60 km
- AbbotsfordAbbotsford AirportYXX61 km
- EastsoundOrcas Island AirportESD64 km
- BellinghamBellingham International AirportBLI68 km
- VictoriaVictoria International AirportYYJ74 km
- Friday HarborFriday Harbor AirportFRD84 km
- VictoriaVictoria Inner Harbour AirportYWH96 km
Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base: common questions
Where is Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base?
Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base serves Vancouver, Canada. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 49.291°, -123.119°.
What are the airport codes for Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base?
The IATA code is CXH and the ICAO code is CYHC.
What time zone is CXH in?
Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base is in the America/Vancouver time zone.
What is the official website of Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base?
The airport’s official website is vhfc.ca. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many passengers use Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base?
Wikidata records 258,028 passengers for 2016, the latest year it holds.
Who operates Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base?
Per Wikidata, CXH is operated by Harbour Air.
Which airlines have a hub at CXH?
Wikidata lists CXH as a hub of Harbour Air.
How far is CXH from Vancouver city centre?
Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base is about 3.3 km north of Vancouver city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Coal Harbour Sea Plane Base’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record12 Jun 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, typeOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q3912738 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)