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by James Peters | May 20, 2021
KAMLOOPS — UPDATE: The airport now says the runway will open at about 2:00 p.m.
Update: Runway closure is extended to 2pm while crews complete cleanup.
— Kamloops Airport (@KamloopsAirport) May 20, 2021
EARLIER: Emergency crews are on the scene of a small aircraft crash at Kamloops Airport.
In a post to social media, Kamloops Airport (YKA) says the crash involved a small private aircraft. It can be seen sitting damaged on the airport’s runway.
YKA says the pilot was taken to hospital in stable condition.
The runway is closed for inspection and cleanup, but YKA says the incident is not expected to impact scheduled flight operations.
There is no word what caused the crash.
Emergency crews are currently responding to an aircraft incident involving a small private aircraft at YKA. The pilot has been transported to hospital in stable condition. While the runway is presently closed for inspection, there is no expected impact to scheduled flight Ops
— Kamloops Airport (@KamloopsAirport) May 20, 2021
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