Swift Current Airport

Swift Current Airport
IATA: YYN – ICAO: CYYN – WMO: 71870
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	City of Swift Current
Location	Swift Current No. 137, near Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	2,681 ft / 817 m
Coordinates	50°17′33″N 107°41′27″W / 50.29250°N 107.69083°WCoordinates: 50°17′33″N 107°41′27″W / 50.29250°N 107.69083°W
Website	Swift Current Airport Webpage
Map
CYYN CYYN Location in Saskatchewan
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 2,495 760 Asphalt 12/30 4,250 1,295 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft movements 4
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3]

Swift Current Airport (IATA: YYN, ICAO: CYYN) is located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east of Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada. This airport had scheduled service throughout the 1950s and '60s. At the moment (2006), it has no scheduled service, but plans for expansion have recently been accepted. In its current state, the largest aircraft it could accommodate would be a Boeing 737, but it would not be a comfortable fit. It would be possible in an emergency, but not the most common plan.

From 1940 to 1944, the airport served as a British Commonwealth Air Training Plan base for pilots who served with the Royal Air Force.^[4] In March 1996, the City of Swift Current took over operations from Transport Canada and contracted out airport services until mid-2011. The City of Swift Current assumed management of the airport from this point forward.^[5]

Swift Current Airport has the following services: cardlock fuel pumps (accepting VISA, American Express and MasterCard) dispensing 100LL gasoline and Jet A-1 turbo fuel, 24-hour pilot's lounge with telephone and washroom, approved maintenance organization (Craft Aviation), parking and tie-downs.

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
4. Tourism Swift Current - History
5. City of Swift Current - Airport Services

External links

• Swift Current Airport
• Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
• South West Flying Club - COPA Flight 107

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