North Bay/Jack Garland Airport

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North Bay Airport
North Bay/Jack Garland Airport

IATA: YYB – ICAO: CYYB
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Municipality of North Bay
Operator ATCO Airports
North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation
Serves North Bay, Ontario
Location Hornell Heights
Elevation AMSL 1,215 ft / 370 m
Coordinates 46°21′49″N 079°25′22″W / 46.36361, -79.42278
Website www.northbayairport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 10,000 3,048 Asphalt
18/36 4,474 1,364 Asphalt
13/31 2,500 762 Turf
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft Movements 52,490
Statistics from Transport Canada.[1]
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[2]

North Bay Airport or North Bay/Jack Garland Airport (IATA: YYB, ICAO: CYYB) in North Bay, Ontario, Canada is located at Hornell Heights, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km/4.6 mi) north-northeast of the city. The airport once served as a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) base.

The airport is named in memory of Jack Garland, a longtime Member of Parliament for North Bay's Nipissing electoral district. Until 2004 it hosted an annual airshow during North Bay's Heritage Festival, with a large military component.

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.[2]

Contents

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Scheduled

[edit] Charter

[edit] Technical Information

[edit] General

  • Latitude/Longitude: 46° 21' 49" north, 079° 25' 22" west
  • Elevation: 1,215 ft (370 m) AMSL
  • Magnetic Variation: 12° west

The airport, operated by the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation, is certified by Transport Canada.

Jack Garland Airport
Jack Garland Airport

[edit] Runways

  • Runway 08/26: 10,000×200 feet (3,048×61 meters), paved, lighted, VASI type 2 approach lighting for both ends.
  • Runway 18/36: 4,474×150 feet (1,364×46 meters), paved, lighted, PAPI type 1 approach lighting for both ends.
  • Runway 13/31: 2,500×75 feet (762×23 meters), turf, unlighted.

There is also a glider/ski area of 2,000×75 feet (610×23 meters).

[edit] Communications

  • Mandatory Frequency/ATF: North Bay Radio/Traffic, 118.3 MHz (VDF no longer available as of 1 January 2008)
  • RCO: London Radio, 126.7 MHz
  • ATIS: 124.9 MHz
  • PAL: Toronto Centre, 121.225 MHz

[edit] Navigation Aids

  • VOT: 110.4 MHz
  • NDBs: North Bay (YB), 394 kHz, 1.9 nm 129° to airport; YELLEK (ZYB), 404 kHz, 3.8 nm 77° to airport
  • VOR/DME: North Bay (YYB), 115.4 MHz/Channel 101, at airport
  • ILS: Runway 08/26, 110.9 MHz

[edit] FBOs

Overnight parking is available through the main airport authority.

  • Weisflock Aviation (Shell): 100LL and Jet-A fuel.
  • Voyageur Airport Services (Esso): Jet-A fuel only.

[edit] Airport Managers

Jim Alebertie;
John Murphy;
John David (1998 - 1999);
Owen Andrusiak (1999 - 2003);
Rick Proulx (2003 - present).

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007
  2. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008

[edit] External links

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