Saint-Léonard Aerodrome

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Saint-Léonard Aerodrome
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner J.D. Irving Ltd. [1]
Location Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick
Time zone AST (UTC−04:00)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation  AMSL 794 ft / 242 m
Coordinates 47°09′26″N067°50′11″W / 47.15722°N 67.83639°W / 47.15722; -67.83639 Coordinates: 47°09′26″N067°50′11″W / 47.15722°N 67.83639°W / 47.15722; -67.83639
Map
Canada New Brunswick location map 2.svg
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CYSL
Location in New Brunswick
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 4,021 1,226 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft movements 831

Saint-Léonard Aerodrome( IATA : YSL, ICAO : CYSL) is located 4 nautical mile s (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, Canada.

An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.

ICAO airport code four-letter code designating many airports around the world

The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.

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Recent history

The city of Edmundston purchased the airport for $1 and subsequently transferred the ownership to Madawaska Airport Authority. In July 2015, Madawaska Airport Authority announced it would shut down some of the airport operations. J.D. Irving and local community groups intervened to halted the closure of the airport. In October 2017, J.D. Irving purchased the airport for $100,000. [1]

Edmundston City in New Brunswick, Canada

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Service

The airport had regularly scheduled flights to Montreal (Dorval) on Air Nova for part of the 1980s and 1990s.

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Air Nova

Air Nova was an airline based in Enfield, Nova Scotia, Canada that became part of Air Canada Regional in 2001. In 2002 the merger of Air BC, Air Ontario, Air Nova and Canadian Regional Airlines was finalised with the launch of a new name and brand-Air Canada Jazz.

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References

  1. 1 2 "J. D. Irving buys Saint-Léonard airport". CBC News. 2017-10-14.
  2. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 29 March 2018 to 0901Z 24 May 2018.
  3. ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation

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