Brandon Airport

Brandon Airport
McGill Field
IATA: YBR – ICAO: CYBR
– WMO: 71140
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Municipality of Brandon
Location Brandon, Manitoba
Elevation AMSL 1,343 ft / 409 m
Coordinates
Website http://airport.brandon.ca
Map
CYBR
Location in Manitoba
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 6,510 1,984 Asphalt
14/32 3,000 914 Treated Gravel/Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 21,591
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] and Transport Canada[2]
Environment Canada[3]
Movements from Statistics Canada[4]

Brandon Airport or Brandon Municipal Airport (IATA: YBR, ICAO: CYBR), also known as McGill Field, is a municipal airport located 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.

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]

Contents

History

The airport was originally built in 1941, and hosted No. 12 Service Flying Training School under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan to train pilots for Second World War flying service. Aircraft flown included the Cessna Crane and Avro Anson. The school closed at the end of March, 1945. The airfield officially became Brandon Airport in June, 1948.

Facilities

Brandon Airport services air carriers who offer scheduled passenger service to Winnipeg, Dauphin Manitoba.

Other organizations located at the airport include Maple Leaf Aviation, the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, and the Brandon Flying Club.

It occupies a land area of about 736 acres (2.98 km2), 318 acres (1.29 km2) of which are used for cereal grain crops, and another 244 acres (0.99 km2) for hay.

The airport has two runways 08/26 and 14/32, although the infield grass can be used as a "strip" on request.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Perimeter Aviation Winnipeg, Dauphin

Airlines that have served the Airport

References

  1. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
  2. ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
  3. ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  4. ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations

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