| Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport | |||
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| IATA: YQY – ICAO: CYQY – WMO: 71707 |
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Sydney Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia | ||
| Location | Reserve Mines, Nova Scotia | ||
| Built | 1929 | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 203 ft / 62 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 01/19 | 5,997 | 1,827 | Asphalt |
| 07/25 | 7,070 | 2,155 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft movements | 7,902 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada.[3] |
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Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport, (IATA: YQY, ICAO: CYQY), is located within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east northeast of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, in the community of Reserve Mines.
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 aircraft with no more than 44 passengers, however they can handle up to 200 if the aircraft is unloaded in stages.[1]
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Canada Express operated by Jazz Air | Halifax, Toronto-Pearson[4] |
| Air Saint-Pierre | Seasonal: Saint Pierre[5] |
| Canadian North | Charter: Fort McMurray |
| Flair Airlines | Charter: Fort McMurray |
| Maritime Air Charter | on-demand charter |
| WestJet | Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson |
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Prince Edward Air | Charlottetown, PEI[6] |
On 27 July 2009 Sydney Airport was renamed after John Alexander Douglas McCurdy, who was a Canadian aviation pioneer who first flew the Silver Dart, holder of Canada's first pilot's license and a Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1947 to 1952.[7]
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