Saint John Airport

Saint John Airport
IATA: YSJ – ICAO: CYSJ – WMO: 71609
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Transport Canada
Operator	Saint John Airport Inc
Serves	Saint John, New Brunswick
Time zone	AST (UTC−04:00)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	357 ft / 109 m
Coordinates	45°18′58″N 065°53′24″W / 45.31611°N 65.89000°WCoordinates: 45°18′58″N 065°53′24″W / 45.31611°N 65.89000°W
Website	www.saintjohnairport.com
Map
CYSJ Location in New Brunswick
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 05/23 7,005 2,135 Asphalt 14/32 5,100 1,554 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 20,026 Passengers 227,223
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] Passengers from Airports Council International[4]

Saint John Airport (IATA: YSJ, ICAO: CYSJ) is an airport located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east northeast of the central business district of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. The airport is wholly within the boundaries of the City of Saint John. In 2012, the terminal handled 216,000 passengers.^[5]

Part of the National Airports System, it is owned by Transport Canada and operated by Saint John Airport Inc.

The airport terminal is equipped with free WIFI, and powered seats with USB connections.

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 currently can handle aircraft with no more than 120 passengers.^[1]

Saint John Airport was officially opened on 8 January 1952, although several aircraft — including at least one scheduled flight — had already landed at the airport by then.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air Canada Express	Halifax, Montreal–Trudeau, Toronto–Pearson
Sunwing Airlines	Seasonal: Cancún, Cayo Coco (begins 13 February 2017),[6] Orlando, Punta Cana, Varadero

Accidents and incidents

• During 1976, Douglas C-49J C-FHPM of Atlantic Central Airlines was reported to have been damaged beyond economic repair at Saint John Airport.^[7]

References

1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
4. Airport Traffic Reports
6. http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/267456/sunwing-airlines-adds-new-routes-in-w16/
7. "C-FHPM Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 15 August 2010.

External links

• Official site

• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Saint John Airport from Nav Canada as available.