North Bay/Jack Garland Airport

North Bay Airport
IATA: YYB – ICAO: CYYB
Summary
Airport type		Public
Coordinates		46°21′49″N 079°25′22″W / 46.36361, -79.42278
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
08/26	10,000	3,048	Asphalt
18/36	4,474	1,364	Asphalt
13/31	2,500	762	Turf
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft Movements			49,540
Statistics from Transport Canada.^[1] Source: Canada Flight Supplement^[2]

North Bay Airport or North Bay/Jack Garland Airport (IATA: YYB, ICAO: CYYB) in North Bay, Ontario, Canada is located on a height of land 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north-northeast of the city. The airport once served as a 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.

Airline Information

Air Canada
- Air Canada Jazz (Toronto-Pearson)
Bearskin Airlines (Ottawa, Sudbury)

The North Bay Airport has regularly-scheduled flights by Air Canada Jazz, Bearskin Airlines, and charter services by hometown carrier Voyageur Airways.

Technical Information

Interior view of the new air terminal building in North Bay, Ontario

General

Latitude/Longitude: 46° 21' 49" north, 79° 25' 22" west
Elevation: 1,215 feet (370 meters) MSL
Magnetic Variation: 12° west

The airport is operated by the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation, is certified by Transport Canada, and operates as an Airport of Entry with Canadian customs services available.

Runways

Runway 08/26: 10,000×200 feet (3,048×61 meters), paved, lighted, VASI type 2 approach lighting for both ends.
Runway 18/36: 4,474×150 feet (1,364×46 meters), paved, lighted, PAPI type 1 approach lighting for both ends.
Runway 13/31: 2,500×75 feet (762×23 meters), turf, unlighted.

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

Communications

Mandatory Frequency/ATF: North Bay Radio/Traffic, 118.3 MHz (VDF available)
RCO: London Radio, 126.7 MHz
ATIS: 124.9 MHz
PAL: Toronto Centre, 121.225 MHz

Navigation Aids

VOT: 110.4 MHz
NDBs: North Bay (YB), 394 kHz, 1.9 nm 129° to airport; YELLEK (ZYB), 404 kHz, 3.8 nm 77° to airport
VOR/DME: North Bay (YYB), 115.4 MHz/Channel 101, at airport
ILS: Runway 08/26, 110.9 MHz

FBOs

Overnight parking is available through the main airport authority.

Weisflock Aviation (Shell): 100LL and Jet-A fuel.
Voyageur Airport Services (Esso): Jet-A fuel only.

Airport Managers

Jim Alebertie;

John Murphy;

John David (1998 - 1999);

Owen Andrusiak (1999 - 2003);

Rick Proulx (2003 - present).

References

^ TP577 2006
^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 5 July 2007 to 0901Z 30 August 2007.

Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 5 July 2007 to 0901Z 30 August 2007.

External links

Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for North Bay/Jack Garland Airport from NAV CANADA as available.

Airports in Ontario with Scheduled Flights
Major	Toronto Pearson International Airport · Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport
Minor	Region of Waterloo International Airport · London International Airport · Windsor Airport · Thunder Bay International Airport · Sault Ste. Marie Airport · Sarnia (Chris Hadfield) Airport · Sudbury Airport · North Bay/Jack Garland Airport · Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport · Timmins Airport · Toronto City Centre Airport

Canadian Airports
By name	A-C • D-G • H-L • M-P • Q-S • T-Z
By location indicator	CA • CB • CC • CD • CE • CF • CG • CH • CI • CJ • CK • CL • CM • CN • CO • CP • CR • CS • CT • CV • CW • CY • CZ
By province/territory	BC • AB • SK • MB • ON • QC • NB • NS • PEI • NL • YU • NT • NU
National Airports System	Calgary • Charlottetown • Edmonton • Fredericton • Gander • Halifax • Iqaluit • Kelowna • London • Moncton • Montréal-Mirabel • Montréal-Trudeau • Ottawa • Prince George • Québec • Regina • Saint John • St. John's • Saskatoon • Thunder Bay • Toronto • Vancouver • Victoria • Whitehorse • Winnipeg • Yellowknife
See also: Canadian National Airports System • Abandoned airports in Canada • Heliports in Canada • Canadian International Airports • List of airports by ICAO code: C

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