| J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Sydney Airport |
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| IATA: YQY – ICAO: CYQY | |||
| 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 | ||
| Coordinates | 46°09′41″N 060°02′53″W / 46.16139°N 60.04806°WCoordinates: 46°09′41″N 060°02′53″W / 46.16139°N 60.04806°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 01/19 | 5,997 | 1,827 | Asphalt |
| 07/25 | 7,070 | 2,155 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Aircraft Movements | 8,151 | ||
| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Movements from Statistics Canada.[2] |
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J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney 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 and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Canada Jazz | Halifax, Toronto-Pearson[3] |
| Air Saint-Pierre | Saint Pierre [seasonal][4] |
| Canadian North | Fort McMurray (seasonal, for Suncor Energy) |
| Maritime Air Charter | |
| Prince Edward Air | cargo only (Charlottetown, PEI)[5] |
| WestJet | Toronto-Pearson (seasonal) |
Renaming
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.[6]
References
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 7 May 2009 to 0901Z 2 July 2009
- ^ Aircraft Movement Statistics: Airports Without Air Traffic Control Towers: Annual Report (TP 577)
- ^ Air Canada Jazz route map
- ^ Air Saint-Pierre international flights
- ^ Sydney Airport Authority charter airlines
- ^ Sydney Airport renaming goes ahead although 50 of 70 planes were grounded in Moncton
External links
- Sydney Airport Authority
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Sydney Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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