Nanaimo Airport
Nanaimo Airport, (IATA: YCD, ICAO: CYCD), is a privately owned & operated regional airport 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.
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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 | ||||||||||
Website | www.nanaimoairport.com | ||||||||||
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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.
In 2010, the Nanaimo Airport Commission announced the completion of a significant runway expansion (see the photo below). The runway length increased by almost 1600ft (580m) to accommodate larger aircraft, as well as the addition of a third taxiway (labelled Charlie), to allow direct access to the threshold of Runway 16.
Shortly after the runway expansion, YCD saw an increase in commercial traffic because of the subsequent installation of an advanced ILS (instrument Landing System) and associated lighting on the south-facing Runway 16. The ILS system is visible from Haslam Rd, skirting the north edge of the field. This would very soon attract the likes of Westjet Encore and Air Canada Rouge among the existing services offered by Jazz Aviation.
The Nanaimo Airport currently has only one available runway for IFR conditions, Runway 16. This is because the approach to the north-facing runway (Runway 34) is a dogleg approach that follows the Ladysmith Harbor.
Between April 2019 and March 2020, a terminal major terminal expansion took place, increasing the terminal's screening capacity from 100 passengers per hour to 1,000 passengers per hour. The Apron was also expanded to compensate for the 60% size increase of the new terminal building.
The air terminal saw 435,000 passengers pass through its gates in 2018.
Nanaimo Airport provides service to Vancouver and Calgary via Air Canada Express and WestJet Encore.
Through the Covid-19 Pandemic, passenger service dropped to 1-2 daily flights. These were primarily serviced by Pacific Coastal Airlines and Central Mountain Air under charter agreements.
Airlines and destinations
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Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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Air Canada Express | Calgary, Vancouver |
Air Canada Rouge | Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson[4][5] |
Island Express Air | Abbotsford |
North Cariboo Air | Charter: Vancouver, Fort St. John |
WestJet Encore | Calgary, Vancouver |
Air North | Vancouver |
Alkan Air | "Charter/Cargo" |
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See also
References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 30 January 2020 to 0901Z 26 March 2020.
- Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- https://aircanada.mediaroom.com/2018-06-21-Air-Canada-Inaugurates-Three-New-Non-Stop-Domestic-Routes
- https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/air-canada-rouge-delays-direct-nanaimo-toronto-flight-launch-until-july/#
External links
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Nanaimo Airport from Nav Canada as available.