Chicoutimi/Saint-Honoré Aerodrome

Chicoutimi/Saint-Honoré Aerodrome
NAV CANADA control tower at Saint-Honore.
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Transports Québec
Serves Chicoutimi, Quebec
Location Saint-Honoré, Quebec
Time zone EST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL 543 ft / 166 m
Coordinates 48°31′15″N 071°03′02″W / 48.52083°N 71.05056°W / 48.52083; -71.05056Coordinates: 48°31′15″N 071°03′02″W / 48.52083°N 71.05056°W / 48.52083; -71.05056
Map
CYRC
Location in Quebec
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 3,734 1,138 Asphalt
12/30 6,085 1,855 Asphalt
18/36 3,597 1,096 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft Movements 106,087

Chicoutimi/Saint-Honoré Aerodrome (ICAO: CYRC), is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) east southeast of Saint-Honoré and approximately 5.6 nautical miles (10.4 km; 6.4 mi) from Chicoutimi in Quebec, Canada.

History

The site, north of the Saguenay River, was selected by the Royal Canadian Air Force in the summer of 1941 and construction began shortly thereafter with the aerodrome opening in June 1942 as RCAF Station St-Honoré. It was operated as a sub-base to RCAF Station Bagotville and supported pilot training during the Second World War under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. It was closed on January 5, 1945 and was subsequently transferred to the local community after it ceased to have a military purpose; RCAF Station Bagotville was reactivated in 1951 as a training and operational base and continues to this day as CFB Bagotville.

Aerodrome

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 48°31′N 71°03′W / 48.517°N 71.050°W / 48.517; -71.050 with a Var. 23 degrees E and elevation of 539 feet (164 m). All 3 runways were listed as "Under Construction" and detailed as follows: [3]

Runway Name Length Width Surface
7/25 4,200 feet (1,280 m) 150 feet (46 m) Asphalt Surface
1/19 4,200 feet (1,280 m) 150 feet (46 m) Asphalt Surface
13/31 5,100 feet (1,554 m) 150 feet (46 m) Asphalt Surface

References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 19 July 2018 to 0901Z 13 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Aircraft movements, by class of operation, airports with NAV CANADA towers (2013-2017)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 1. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 77.


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