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North Bay Airport North Bay/Jack Garland Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Municipality of North Bay | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | North Bay, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Hornell Heights | ||||||||||||||||||
Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,215 ft / 370 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°21′50″N079°25′27″W / 46.36389°N 79.42417°W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | yyb | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Destinations |
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Air Canada Express | Toronto–Pearson |
Bearskin Airlines | Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Thunder Bay |
Airlines | Destinations |
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FedEx Express | Toronto–Pearson |
SkyLink Express | Hamilton (ON), Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury |
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:
The airport, operated by the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation, is certified by Transport Canada.
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).
Overnight parking is available through the main airport authority.
Bombardier Aerospace assembled the CL-415 water bomber at the airport until production ended in 2015.
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North Bay, he said, was chosen because of the 10,000-foot runway and the lack of a flight curfew in the area.
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.