Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport

J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport
J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Sydney Airport Authority
Serves Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Location Sydney, Nova Scotia
Built 1929
Time zone AST (UTC−04:00)
 • Summer (DST) ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL 203 ft / 62 m
Coordinates 46°09′41″N 060°02′53″W / 46.16139°N 60.04806°W / 46.16139; -60.04806Coordinates: 46°09′41″N 060°02′53″W / 46.16139°N 60.04806°W / 46.16139; -60.04806
Website Sydney Airport
Map
CYQY
Location in Nova Scotia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,997 1,828 Asphalt
06/24 7,070 2,155 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft movements 8,278

J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport (IATA: YQY, ICAO: CYQY) is a regional airport located within the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east northeast of Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, in the community of Reserve Mines.

The airport is served by Air Canada and WestJet. Nav Canada classifies Sydney as an airport of entry by and as such is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle aircraft with no more than 44 passengers with staged offloading of 200 passengers.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
Air Canada Express Halifax
Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
WestJet Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson
WestJet EncoreHalifax

Infrastructure and operations

There are two runways in Sydney, one with ILS-I capabilities and the other served by RNAV. The runways are generally aligned in the east-west and north-south direction and are served by two taxiways. The airport's passenger terminal was built in the 1960s and has been renovated through the years, while the apron is capable of handling three passenger aircraft at once. The airport serves general aviation, charter and business aircraft with a tarmac with built-in tie downs, self-serve pay-at-the-pump aviation fuel 100LL, a crew room and hangar facilities. Jet fuel provided by ASIG; Ground handling services provided by Airconsol Aviation.

Ground transportation

Taxi

City Wide Taxi provides service at the airport. Arrangements can be made in advance.[4]

Rented car

Avis, Budget and National/Enterprise car rental agencies are located in the air terminal building.[4]

History

World War II

The airport was operated during World War II as a RCAF Aerodrome. In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 46°10′N 60°02′W / 46.167°N 60.033°W / 46.167; -60.033 with a Var. 26 degrees W and elevation of 192 feet (59 m). The field was listed as "All hard surfaced" and had three runways listed as follows:[5]

Runway Name Length Width Surface
5/23 5,000 feet (1,524 m) 200 feet (61 m) Hard Surfaced
10/28 5,000 feet (1,524 m) 200 feet (61 m) Hard Surfaced
17/35 5,000 feet (1,524 m) 200 feet (61 m) Hard Surfaced

Renaming

On July 27, 2009, the Sydney Airport was renamed after John Alexander Douglas McCurdy. McCurdy was a Canadian aviation pioneer who first flew the Silver Dart, holder of Canada's first pilot's licence, and Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 1947 to 1952.[6]

Misidentification for Sydney, Australia

Over the years, several travellers have been sent to this airport after they or their travel agents mistook it for the Sydney Airport in Australia.[7][8] The most recent was on March 31, 2017 when a Dutch traveler booked his own flight.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 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
  4. 1 2 Car Rental
  5. ↑ Staff Writer c.1942, p. 24
  6. ↑ Sydney Airport renaming goes ahead although 50 of 70 planes were grounded in Moncton
  7. ↑ Flying Dutchmen land in wrong Sydney, Erin Pottie, Cape Breton Post, August 10, 2010.
  8. ↑ Holiday couple sent to the wrong Sydney, Bild, July 28, 2010.
  9. ↑ Newshour, "Student catches cheap flight to the wrong Sydney", BBC World Service, April 1, 2017
  • Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 1. Royal Canadian Air Force.
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