Saint John Airport

Saint John Airport (IATA: YSJ, ICAO: CYSJ) is an airport located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east northeast of the central business district of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The airport is wholly within the boundaries of the City of Saint John. In 2018, the terminal handled 282,217 passengers.[5]

For the airport serving St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, see St. John's International Airport.
Saint John Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTransport Canada
OperatorSaint John Airport Inc
ServesSaint John, New Brunswick
Time zoneAST (UTC−04:00)
 • Summer (DST)ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL357 ft / 109 m
Coordinates45°18′57″N 065°53′24″W
Websitesaintjohnairport.com
Map
CYSJ
Location in New Brunswick
CYSJ
CYSJ (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 7,201 2,195 Asphalt
14/32 5,100 1,554 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft movements20,026
Passengers282,217
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada[3]
Passengers from Saint John Airport[4]

Overview

Saint John Airport was officially opened on 8 January 1952, although several aircraft — including at least one scheduled flight — had already landed at the airport by then. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this currently can handle aircraft with no more than 120 passengers.[1] Part of the National Airports System, it is owned by Transport Canada and operated by Saint John Airport Inc.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Flair Airlines Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
Porter Airlines Ottawa, Toronto–Billy Bishop (both resume March 29, 2021)[6]

Accidents and incidents
  • During 1976, a Douglas C-49J C-FHPM of Atlantic Central Airlines was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair at Saint John Airport.[7]

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
  4. Archived 2008-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "Suspension Extension". Porter Airlines. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  7. "C-FHPM Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
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