BC cargo plane gone missing

RICHMOND, BC—Vancouver Airport Authority was notified that Carson Air Flight 66 departing from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) at 06:43 this morning for Prince George Airport (YXS) lost contact with NavCanada’s Kamloops Flight Information Centre.

Carson Air Flight 66 is a cargo flight using a Metro II aircraft with two people on board.

Vancouver Airport Authority is working with its partner agencies including Rescue Coordination Centre who are currently responding.

Operations at YVR are not affected.