Saint-Léonard Aerodrome

Saint-Léonard Aerodrome
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner J.D. Irving Ltd.[1]
Location Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick
Time zone AST (UTC−04:00)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL 794 ft / 242 m
Coordinates 47°09′26″N 067°50′11″W / 47.15722°N 67.83639°W / 47.15722; -67.83639Coordinates: 47°09′26″N 067°50′11″W / 47.15722°N 67.83639°W / 47.15722; -67.83639
Map
CYSL
Location in New Brunswick
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 4,021 1,226 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft movements 831

Saint-Léonard Aerodrome (IATA: YSL, ICAO: CYSL) is located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of Saint-Léonard, New Brunswick, Canada.

Recent history

The city of Edmundston purchased the airport for $1 and subsequently transferred the ownership to Madawaska Airport Authority. In July 2015, Madawaska Airport Authority announced it would shut down some of the airport operations. J.D. Irving and local community groups intervened to halted the closure of the airport. In October 2017, J.D. Irving purchased the airport for $100,000.[1]

Service

The airport had regularly scheduled flights to Montreal (Dorval) on Air Nova for part of the 1980s and 1990s.

References

  1. 1 2 "J. D. Irving buys Saint-Léonard airport". CBC News. 2017-10-14.
  2. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 19 July 2018 to 0901Z 13 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation


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