North Bay/Jack Garland Airport

North Bay Airport North Bay/Jack Garland Airport
IATA: YYB – ICAO: CYYB – WMO: 71731
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Municipality of North Bay
Operator	North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation
Serves	North Bay, Ontario
Location	Hornell Heights
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	1,215 ft / 370 m
Coordinates	46°21′50″N 079°25′27″W / 46.36389°N 79.42417°WCoordinates: 46°21′50″N 079°25′27″W / 46.36389°N 79.42417°W
Website	www.northbayairport.com
Map
CYYB Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 10,004 3,049 Asphalt 18/36 4,492 1,369 Asphalt 13/31 2,500 762 Turf
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 45,177
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3]

North Bay Airport or North Bay/Jack Garland Airport (IATA: YYB, ICAO: CYYB) in North Bay, Ontario, Canada is located at Hornell Heights, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north-northeast of the city. The airport serves as a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) base.

The airport is named in memory of Jack Garland, a longtime Member of Parliament for North Bay's Nipissing electoral district. Until 2004 it hosted an annual airshow during North Bay's Heritage Festival, with a large military component.

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 airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.^[1]

The airport is home to the Canadore College's aviation campus which houses their aviation programs. Final assembly of the Bombardier 415 aircraft is completed at the airport, opened in 1999.

The airport houses CFB North Bay, which has operated since 1951 (as RCAF Station North Bay until 1966).^[4][5]

The city has owned the airport since 1998 after transfer from Transport Canada and North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation has run it since 2003.^[6]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air Canada Express	Toronto–Pearson
Bearskin Airlines	Kapuskasing, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Timmins
Porter Airlines	Timmins,[7] Toronto-Billy Bishop[7]
Sunwing Airlines	Seasonal: Santa Clara, Varadero

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
SkyLink Express	Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury
FedEx Express operated by Morningstar Air Express	Toronto-Pearson

Technical information

General

• Latitude/longitude: 46° 21' 50" north, 079° 25' 27" west
• Elevation: 1,215 ft (370 m) AMSL
• Magnetic variation: 12° west

Terminal

Jack Garland terminal interior

The first terminal was constructed in 1938b to house a small waiting area on the ground floor and control tower on the second.^[8] Upgrades after World War II led to the second terminal being built in 1963. The second terminal has been renovated (completed 2010)^[9] to accommodate sole civilian use since 2006.^[6]

• Three gates
• Six airline check-in counters
• Rental car kiosk
• Restaurant - Aramark Canada
• Lounges
• CBSA
• First aid station
• Baby/parent room
• Disabled access/facilities
• Cafeteria
• Bar
• News stand
• Taxi stand
• National Car Rental and Enterprise Car Rental booths

The airport, operated by the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation, is certified by Transport Canada.

Infrastructure

North Bay Airport, with CFB North Bay in red at the bottom of the image.

Besides travel by car, the airport is serviced by local taxis and North Bay Transit. An outdoor parking lot next to the terminal has 100 regular and for accessible spots.

Runways

• Runway 08/26: 10,004 ft × 200 ft (3,049 m × 61 m), paved, lighted, VASI type 2 approach lighting for both ends.
• Runway 18/36: 4,492 ft × 150 ft (1,369 m × 46 m) paved, lighted, PAPI type 1 approach lighting for both ends.
• Runway 13/31: 2,500 ft × 75 ft (762 m × 23 m), turf, unlighted.

There is a glider/ski area of 2,000 ft × 75 ft (610 m × 23 m).

Communications

• Mandatory Frequency/ATF: North Bay Radio/Traffic, 118.3 MHz (very high-frequency direction finding (VDF) no longer available as of 1 January 2008)
• RCO: London Radio, 126.7 MHz
• ATIS: 124.9 MHz
• PAL: Toronto Centre, 121.225 MHz

Navigation aids

Aerial view of Jack Garland Airport

• NDBs: YELLEK (ZYB), 404 kHz, 3.8 NM (7.0 km; 4.4 mi) 77° to airport
• VOR/DME: North Bay (YYB), 115.4 MHz/Channel 101, at airport
• ILS: Runway 08/26, 110.9 MHz

FBOs

Overnight parking is available through the main airport authority.

• Weisflock Aviation (Shell): 100LL and Jet-A fuel.
• Voyageur Airport Services (Esso): Jet-A fuel only.

Airport managers

• Lorne W. Hicks (first Airport Manager-32 yrs-passed 1994)
• Jim Albeartie;
• John Murphy;
• Dale Lalonde (1997-1998);
• John David (1998 - 1999);
• Owen Andrusiak (1999 - 2003);
• Rick Cunningham (2003 - )

See also

• North Bay Water Aerodrome

References

1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014
2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
4. 22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay archives, file number W1325-1 (W Heritage)
5. RCAF Station North Bay diary 1951 to 1964
6. http://www.northbayairport.com/history.asp
7. https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/porter-airlines-extends-ontario-north-171336884.html
8. http://www.vintagepostcards.org/aviation.htm
9. http://www.mitchellarchitects.ca/index.php#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=2&a=0&at=0

External links

• North Bay Airport at the city website
• North Bay Airport

• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for North Bay/Jack Garland Airport from Nav Canada as available.