Boundary Bay Airport Boundary Bay Airport or Vancouver / Boundary Bay Airport is located beside Boundary Bay and east of Ladner in Delta , British Columbia , Canada , south southeast of Vancouver and close to the U . S . border . The airport , which opened 11 July 1983 , serves mostly general aviation and includes facilities for aircraft maintenance , flight training , parking , and air traffic control training . Boundary Bay is Canada ' s 7th busiest airport by total aircraft movements , and the country ' s second busiest general aviation airport , behind Montreal - Saint Hubert . It is the location of the former Canadian Forces Station Ladner . In December 2004 , Boundary Bay Airport was acquired by Alpha Aviation . In April 2008 , Alpha Aviation established a Fixed - Base Operation ( FBO ) and Alpha Executive Air began operating regularly scheduled flights twice daily between Boundary Bay Airport and Victoria International Airport on Vancouver Island , as well as charter service using turbine pressurized aircraft . Many smaller airlines use Boundary Bay Airport ' s maintenance facilities . As of 2010 , Alpha Executive Air ceased operations but Alpha Aviation ' s FBO is open serving business , corporate , and general aviation customers . The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency . CBSA officers are available on call to handle entry for general aviation aircraft carrying no more than 15 passengers . History . Following the closure of Canadian Forces Station Ladner , the site was used by the community of Ladner for picnics , public fairs and auto racing . When it became apparent that Vancouver International Airport could no longer sustain general aviation and commercial traffic , Transport Canada proposed reactivating Boundary Bay for general aviation . The airport underwent restoration , and on July 11 , 1983 two of the three runways were reopened as Boundary Bay Airport . The other runway and some ramp space was made available for driver training and other events . Alpha Aviation acquired the Boundary Bay Airport and assumed management on 1 December 2004 , under a lease currently held by the Corporation of Delta . Shortly thereafter , under the terms of the lease , driver training , auto - X and drag racing were removed from the airport , allowing Alpha Aviation to focus on runway , facility and land - use improvements . Investment by Alpha Aviation and a grant from the British Columbia government enabled an extension of runway 07 / 25 , improving usability of the runway for corporate jets . The upgrades mean that Boundary Bay Airport may now be included as a prime alternative landing destination to Vancouver International Airport ( YVR ) . A new maintenance hangar at the airport is now complete , and the old maintenance hangar has been declared a Heritage site . Space is available on a lease basis in the Heritage hangar for aircraft storage . In January 2008 , Boundary Bay Airport ' s largest tenant , Heli - One , a division of CHC Helicopter moved into new facilities at Boundary Bay Airport . A building was constructed to provide repair and maintenance services . Other maintenance facilities include Firkus Aircraft , Halcyon Aviation , R & Z Avionics , Safari Express Aircraft Maintenance and Ts ' ang Aero Marine . As of February 2010 , Alpha Aviation has since opened the new terminal just off taxiway " C " . This new facility offers facilities for GA and private aircraft , with services run by Alpha Aviation . The new facility will allow Boundary Bay Airport to accommodate regional airlines . In 2011 , the Corporation of Delta extended Alpha Aviation ' s lease until 2099 . FBO ' s . As of February 2010 only one FBO operates at Boundary Bay Airport : Flight training . There are several organizations that offer flight training at the airport : Fuel services . Fuel services at CZBB are currently run by Alpha Aviation , marketing Epic Aviation LLC branded fuels . Fuels available : Fuel System Icing Inhibitor and oil are also available .