North Bay/Jack Garland Airport

North Bay Airport

North Bay/Jack Garland Airport
Aerial view of Jack Garland Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerMunicipality of North Bay
OperatorNorth Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation
ServesNorth Bay, Ontario
LocationHornell Heights
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL1,215 ft / 370 m
Coordinates46°21′50″N 079°25′27″W / 46.36389°N 79.42417°W / 46.36389; -79.42417
Websiteyyb.ca
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Location in Ontario
CYYB is located in Canada
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 10,004 3,049 Asphalt
18/36 4,492 1,369 Asphalt
13/31 2,000 610 Turf
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements45,177

North Bay Airport or North Bay/Jack Garland Airport (IATA: YYB, ICAO: CYYB) in North Bay, Ontario, Canada is located at Hornell Heights, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north-northeast of the city. It is located adjacent to Canadian Forces Base North Bay, operational since 1951 (as RCAF Station North Bay until 1966),[4][5] the operational control centre for Canadian operations of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

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 air show during North Bay's Heritage Festival, with a large military component.

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 airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.[1]

The airport is home to the Canadore College's aviation campus which houses their aviation programs. Final assembly of the Canadair CL-415 (Bombardier 415) aircraft was completed at the airport from 1999 until 2015.

The city has owned the airport since 1998 after transfer from Transport Canada and North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation has run it since 2003.[6]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Express Toronto–Pearson
Bearskin Airlines Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Thunder Bay

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
FedEx Express Toronto–Pearson
SkyLink Express Hamilton (ON), Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury

Terminal

Jack Garland terminal interior

The first terminal was constructed in 1938 to house a small waiting area on the ground floor and control tower on the second.[7] Upgrades after World War II led to the second terminal being built in 1963, which now serves as the Administration Building and has offices for airport administration, Nav Canada, Canada Border Services Agency, and others. The current terminal was built in 2001 and has been renovated (completed 2010)[8] to accommodate additional airline offices, a larger post screening waiting area with washrooms.[6] The North Bay Jack Garland Airport terminal is easily accessible, with curbside access and automatic doors throughout, and now has:

  • Two airline departure gates
  • Six airline check-in counters
  • Rental car kiosk – servicing both National Car Rental and Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • Restaurant and bar
  • Lounges / waiting area
  • Baby / parent room – both before and post screening
  • Disabled access / facilities – both before and post-screening
  • Taxi stand

The airport, operated by the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation, is certified by Transport Canada.

Jack Garland Airport

Infrastructure

North Bay Airport, with CFB North Bay in red at the bottom of the image

Besides travel by car, the airport is serviced by local taxis and North Bay Transit. An outdoor parking lot next to the terminal has approximately 200 regular and four accessible spots. Long term parking is available next to the Administration Building (Lot B).

Runways

  • Runway 08/26: 10,004 ft × 150 ft (3,049 m × 46 m), paved, lighted, Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) type 1 approach lighting for both ends, Instrument landing system (ILS), no curfew[9][10]
  • Runway 18/36: 4,492 ft × 150 ft (1,369 m × 46 m) paved, lighted, PAPI type 1 approach lighting for both ends
  • Runway 13/31: 2,000 ft × 75 ft (610 m × 23 m), turf, unlighted, glider operations only

Communications

General

FBOs

Overnight parking is available through the main airport authority.

  • Weisflock Aviation : Avgas (100LL) and Jet-A fuel
  • Voyageur Airport Services (WorldFuel): Jet-A, FBO and De-icing 705-482-7435

Bombardier Aerospace

Bombardier Aerospace assembled the CL-415 water bomber at the airport until production ended in 2015.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ 22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay archives, file number W1325-1 (W Heritage)
  5. ^ RCAF Station North Bay diary 1951 to 1964
  6. ^ a b "History of North Bay Jack Garland Airport". Archived from the original on 2008-11-03.
  7. ^ "North Bay, Ontario Aviation: Canadian History in Vintage Postcards".
  8. ^ "Jack Garland Airport Terminal – Mitchell Jensen Architects".
  9. ^ P.J. Wilson (2017-04-13). "Massive Soviet-built IL-76 transport using North Bay's long runway to fly mining equipment to Baffin Island". North Bay Nugget. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2017-04-21. North Bay, he said, was chosen because of the 10,000-foot runway and the lack of a flight curfew in the area.
  10. ^ Andy Cline (2017-04-20). "Russian Ilyushin IL-76 carries out Canadian mining equipment contract". Skies magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-21. North Bay's 10,000-foot main runway allows a heavy-laden Ilyushin to take off with a large payload of cargo and fuel, and lack of flight curfews allows maximum operational flexibility.