Sable Island Aerodrome

Sable Island Aerodrome
Sable Island Aerodrome
	Sable Aviation's Britten Norman Islander parked on the beach runway
	IATA: YSA; ICAO: none; TC LID: CSB2;
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Parks Canada
Location	Sable Island, Nova Scotia
Time zone	AST (UTC−04:00)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	4 ft / 1 m
Coordinates	43°55′46″N059°57′35″W / 43.92944°N 59.95972°W
Map
	CSB2 Location in Canada
Runways
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement

Last updated July 05, 2024

Sable Island Aerodrome, ( IATA : YSA, TC LID : CSB2), is located on Sable Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. The term aerodrome is somewhat of a misnomer since there is no actual airport infrastructure nor is there a runway on Sable Island. The designated landing area is the hard sand of the island's south beach. It has been registered as an aerodrome (and therefore has an entry as such in the Canada Flight Supplement) in order to facilitate approval of a GPS approach. Sable Aviation operates a Britten-Norman Islander with an oversize tire modification on regular flights to the beach from Halifax Stanfield International Airport; it is the contracted fixed wing service provider for Sable Island.

Prior permission is required to land at this aerodrome.^[1] Prior to allowing an aircraft to land, the Operations Coordinator of Parks Canada's Sable Island Station must thoroughly inspect the area in use that day. A Jeep is driven the length of the landing area, testing its firmness and marking out the "runway". It is then walked to confirm there are no soft spots, and inspected for debris. If the beach is too wet or too dry, it may be too soft to safely land the aircraft.

Although the south beach is not tidal, storm surges occasionally flood the entire landing area to a depth of more than a foot, rendering it unusable for fixed-wing operations.

Sable Island Station helipad

With prior permission from Parks Canada, rotary aircraft (helicopters) can operate from the Sable Island Station helipad ( TC LID : CST5).

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References

1 2 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

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