Nanaimo Airport

Nanaimo Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Nanaimo Airport Commission
Location Nanaimo
Time zone PST (UTC−08:00)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL 92 ft / 28 m
Coordinates 49°03′16″N 123°52′12″W / 49.05444°N 123.87000°W / 49.05444; -123.87000Coordinates: 49°03′16″N 123°52′12″W / 49.05444°N 123.87000°W / 49.05444; -123.87000
Website www.nanaimoairport.com
Map
CYCD
Location in British Columbia
CYCD
CYCD (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 6,602 2,012 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 32,446

Nanaimo Airport, (IATA: YCD, ICAO: CYCD), is located 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) south southeast of Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada at 3350 Spitfire Road, Cassidy on 550 acres of land.

In 1999, the air terminal was named in honour of World War I ace Raymond Collishaw who was born in Nanaimo. The Nanaimo-Collishaw Air Terminal is the passenger terminal for the airport.

The air terminal handled 312,000 passengers in 2015 and with the advanced Instrument Landing system now has year round weather reliability of more than 98%. It is a modern air passenger facility supporting a broad range of services and amenities including: car rentals, taxi and shuttle service, restaurant and gift shop.

Nanaimo Airport provides service to Vancouver and the lower mainland with 12 daily flights as well as 4 non-stop daily flights to Calgary with both WestJet Encore and Air Canada Express. Seasonal service on Air Canada Rouge to Toronto is also available, giving passengers an even wider range of one stop destinations.

There is large pay parking area available offering both long and short term vehicle parking as well as designated parking for persons with disabilities.

Airlines and destinations

Overhead Nanaimo Airport looking roughly North.

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Express Calgary, Vancouver
Air Canada Rouge Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
Island Express Air Abbotsford, Victoria
North Cariboo Air Charter: Vancouver
WestJet Encore Calgary, Vancouver

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
FedEx Express Vancouver
SkyLink Express Vancouver

See also

References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 19 July 2018 to 0901Z 13 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations


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