Saint-Jean Airport
For the Caribbean airport, see Gustaf III Airport.
| Saint-Jean Airport Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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| IATA: YJN – ICAO: CYJN | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Municipality 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″N 073°16′54″W / 45.29444°N 73.28167°WCoordinates: 45°17′40″N 073°16′54″W / 45.29444°N 73.28167°W | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 school held at the airport.
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]
References
- ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014
- ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers
- ↑ 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
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