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Airports and Airstrips
The following is meant solely to help the reader understand the main features of primary regulations governing this activity, and not meant in any way to provide a legal interpretation.
Land Act:
The Land Act enables provincial Crown land to be made available for a range of private, residential, commercial, agricultural and industrial uses.
Land may be offered by sale or lease, through market competition or by direct application. To be eligible for commercial or industrial land, corporations must be registered in B.C. or incorporated under federal law. Partnerships must also be registered.
The Land Act licenses Crown Land for private airports and temporary public or private airstrips. Applicants are required to submit a management plan, a performance guarantee and proof of public liability insurance.
Primary Contact:
In 2005, the Ministry of Transportation's mandate expanded to include the management of provincial land used for airports and ports, in addition to highways and ferries. This expansion allows the Ministry to plan and create an integrated transportation network for the province, contributing to a vibrant B.C. economy.
The Land Management Branch manages provincial land used for transportation purposes including over 5000 properties within existing and future highway corridors.
The Branch also manages port head leases, accepts applications for amendments to existing regional public airports and responds to inquiries related to these lands.
For information regarding the management of provincial land used for regional public airports and provincial port head leases, please contact:
Regional Public Airports
Mark Hallam
Manager, Property Development and Marketing
Ministry of Transportation
(250) 387-7789 or email: mark.hallam@gov.bc.ca
Private Airports and Airstrips (new and expansion applications)
Front Counter BC (Natural Resource Opportunity Centre) at http://www.frontcounterbc.gov.bc.ca/
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