is one of six in the Lower Mainland that received a delivery of contaminated fuel.
Airport manager George Miller said the aviation gasoline (avgas) from the Strathcona Refinery near Edmonton is used for general aviation 鈥� smaller aircraft.
The contamination will impact flight schools at the airport, as well as hobby fliers.
The airport does have a small supply of quality avgas.
鈥淲e鈥檙e okay right now, but we don鈥檛 have a lot of fuel left,鈥� said Miller.
He expects that the problem will be resolved later today or tomorrow.
Imperial issued a that it has notified regulators and customers of potential low fuel quality in the avgas shipped from its Strathcona refinery.
鈥淭he primary concern is that the product quality issue may cause interference with on-board fuel gauge sensors of aircraft using avgas,鈥� said the press release.
鈥淎ll shipments of the avgas from Strathcona refinery were promptly stopped as soon as the company became aware of the issue on Feb. 13, 2018. Imperial has also requested that all distributors cease distribution of the product.鈥�
The fuel warning does not extend to planes that use jet fuel.
