Drag racing is set to continue at the Osoyoos Airport for a 19th year, minus overnight camping and despite the continued development of the airport for air services, following the approval of a new lease by Council.
Ten years after its creation, the Osoyoos Airport Development Society (OADS) will take over operation of the local airstrip with visions of turning it into a bigger, better and more modern facility.
Summer drag racing will be a collateral casualty of an ambitious master plan to expand the Osoyoos airport, which was presented to town council this week.
The Osoyoos Airport Development Committee (OADC) has been given approval by the Town of Osoyoos to change its development plan for the town’s airstrip after surging costs pushed the development of a refueling facility out of reach.
A small four-seat Piper PA-24-250 aircraft experienced a landing gear failure on Wednesday and crash-landed at the Osoyoos Airport with the unidentified pilot and two passengers walking away unscathed.
