North Bay/Jack Garland Airport

North Bay Airport
North Bay/Jack Garland Airport
IATA: YYB – ICAO: CYYB
– WMO: 71731
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Municipality of North Bay
Operator North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation
Serves North Bay, Ontario
Location Hornell Heights
Elevation AMSL 1,215 ft / 370 m
Coordinates
Website www.northbayairport.com
Map
CYYB
Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 10,004 3,049 Asphalt
18/36 4,492 1,369 Asphalt
13/31 2,500 762 Turf
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 45,177
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada[3]

North Bay Airport or North Bay/Jack Garland Airport (IATA: YYB, ICAO: CYYB) in North Bay, Ontario, Canada is located at Hornell Heights, 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north-northeast of the city. The airport serves 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.[1]

The Airport is home to the Canadore College's aviation campus which houses their aviation programs. Final assembly of the Bombardier 415 aircraft is completed at the airport, opened in 1999.

The airport houses CFB North Bay, which has operated from 1938 (as RCAF North Bay Station until 1966) to the present.[4]

The city has owned the airport since 1998 after transfer from Transport Canada and North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation has run it since 2003.[4]

Contents

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Air Canada Express operated by Jazz Air Toronto-Pearson
Essential Helicopters Charter
Bearskin Airlines Ottawa, Sudbury
Voyageur Airways Charter

Technical information

General

Terminal

The first terminal was constructed in 1938 to house a small waiting area on the ground floor and control tower on the second.[5] Upgrades after World War II lead to the second terminal being built in 1963. The second terminal has been renovated (completed 2010)[6] to accommodate sole civilian use since 2006.[4]

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

Ground Transportation

Besides travel by car, the airport is serviced by local taxis and North Bay Transit. An outdoor parking lot next to the terminal has 100 regular and 4 acessible spots.

Runways

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

Communications

Navigation aids

FBOs

Overnight parking is available through the main airport authority.

Airport managers

Jim Albertie (father of Frank);
John Murphy;
John David (1998 - 1999);
Owen Andrusiak (1999 - 2003);
Rick Cunningham (2003 - )

Incidents & accidents

An Air Canada Jazz Flight ran off the runway at YYB on arrival from YYZ. All 15 passengers escaped without injury.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
  2. ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
  4. ^ a b c http://www.northbayairport.com/history.asp
  5. ^ http://www.vintagepostcards.org/aviation.htm
  6. ^ http://www.mitchellarchitects.ca/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=2&a=0&at=0

External links

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