Thanks for the information. Since the aircraft is not mine, the decal fee will be passed on to the owner. :) Seems to me CZBB has not changed since you have been there. I will be flying in to CYVR even though it meens paying $CAD45.00 for landing and parking fees. This way I save on the rental card or the cab that I will have to get at CZBB. For those who have flight express or someting else the tail number is N43779 ETD is 5:00p local :) BAHA ACUNER - CFI,CFII,MEI www.bahadiracuner.com -----Original Message----- From: The Airline List [mailto:AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU]On Behalf Of Kees de LezenneCoulander Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:28 AM To: AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU Subject: Re: Alternative to Vancouver International Bahadir Acuner <bahadiracuner@yahoo.com> wrote: >Which airport would be a better alternative to fly in if the >final destination was Vancouver? I just don't want to pay $$$$ >for a Piper Archer at CYVR. Bahadir, It all depends on where you are going in the Vancouver area. Boundary Bay (CZBB) is sort of the official GA airport for Vancouver. Being South of town, it is easily accessible from the U.S. The last time I was there (about ten years ago) facilities were pretty minimal, but adequate. Being on flatlands near the coast, the place is rather inhospitable. East of Vancouver, there is a whole string of GA airports in the Fraser delta: Pitt Meadows (CYPK), Langley (both about the same distance from downtown as Boundary Bay) and Abbotsford (CYXX, considerably further). Abbotsford usually has some waterbombers in residence. Be aware though, that North of the border you are supposed to bring your own tie-down material. And if you do not want to go to the hassle of dealing with customs, Bellingham is the place to go. And now that you mention $$$, you do realize that US customs charge a yearly handling fee per aircraft? So unless the aircraft has the 2002 customs sticker attached, you have to pay up! (At least this was the case I last flew in the US/Canada, way back in 1994) Kees de Lezenne Coulander -- = C.M. de Lezenne Coulander Aircraft Development and Systems Engineering B.V. Hoofddorp, The Netherlands =