Saint-Jean Airport

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Saint-Jean Airport

Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMunicipality of Saint-Jean
Location Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec
Time zone EST (UTC−05:00)
  Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation  AMSL 136 ft / 41 m
Coordinates 45°17′40″N073°16′54″W / 45.29444°N 73.28167°W / 45.29444; -73.28167
Map
Canada Quebec location map 2.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
CYJN
Canada location map 2.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
CYJN
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
02/202,438743Asphalt
06/242,349716Asphalt
11/294,0121,223Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft movements48,180

Saint-Jean Airport( IATA : YJN, ICAO : CYJN) is located in the southwestern section of the city of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada. The airport handles general aviation traffic and is also the main site of the annual International Balloon Festival of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. Summer also sees a major increase in the number of movements due to the Royal Canadian Air Cadets glider center held at the airport.

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History

The airfield was constructed in 1941 as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. No. 9 AOS (Air Observers School) operated here from 7 July 1941 to 30 April 1945. [3]

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References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Aircraft movements, by class of operation, airports with NAV CANADA services
  3. Hatch, F. J. (1983).The Aerodrome of Democracy: Canada and the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, 1939-1945. Ottawa: Directorate of History, Department of National Defence. ISBN   0660114437