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]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Transport Canada | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Saint John Airport Inc | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Saint John, New Brunswick | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AST (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | ADT (UTC−03:00) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 357 ft / 109 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°18′57″N 065°53′24″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | saintjohnairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() CYSJ Location in New Brunswick ![]() ![]() CYSJ CYSJ (Canada) | |||||||||||||||
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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
Airlines | Destinations |
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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
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- Archived 2008-02-08 at the Wayback Machine
- "Suspension Extension". Porter Airlines. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- "C-FHPM Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
External links
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Saint John Airport from Nav Canada as available.