Heli-Delta Helipad

While no official reason was published, the closure was most likely due to a combination of factors including high operational costs and evolving technology. The primary purpose of the helipad was likely for aerial surveying and inspection of the vast landfill. The advent and proliferation of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) in the late 2000s and early 2010s provided a significantly more cost-effective and efficient method for performing these tasks, rendering a dedicated helipad obsolete for the site's operator, Metro Vancouver.

The site of the former helipad is now an unmarked paved and gravel area integrated into the operational yard at the entrance to the Vancouver Landfill. The area is used for vehicle staging, equipment parking, and material storage for the landfill's daily operations. All aviation-related markings and specific infrastructure have been removed, and there is no visible trace of its past use as a helipad.

Heli-Delta Helipad (identifier CA-0664 was a private, non-standard code, not an official ICAO designation) was a private facility located at the entrance to the Vancouver Landfill in Delta, British Columbia. Its sole purpose was to support the operations of the landfill, which is one of the largest in Canada. The helipad was used for administrative and engineering flights, allowing personnel to conduct aerial surveys, inspect landfill infrastructure (such as the landfill gas collection system), and monitor the surrounding environment, including the sensitive Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area. It had no public access or commercial flight operations and its significance was purely industrial and logistical.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Heli-Delta Helipad. The functions it once served are now performed more safely, efficiently, and economically by drone technology. Given the operational costs of maintaining and using a helipad versus the low cost of drone deployment, there is no practical or economic incentive for Metro Vancouver to re-establish the facility.