Saint John Airport
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| Saint John Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: YSJ - ICAO: CYSJ | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Saint John Airport Inc. | ||
| Serves | Saint John, New Brunswick | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 357 ft (109 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 05/23 | 7,000 | 2,134 | Asphalt |
| 14/32 | 5,100 | 1,554 | Asphalt |
Saint John Airport (IATA: YSJ, ICAO: CYSJ) is an airport located 8 nautical miles (14.8 km) east northeast of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Part of the National Airports System, it is owned by Transport Canada and operated by Saint John Airport Inc.
Saint John Airport was officially opened on 8 January 1952, although several aircraft — including at least one scheduled flight — had already landed at the airport by then.
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[edit] History
Taken directly from the Saint John Airport website
The Department of Transport agreed to construct a new airport which would be operated and maintained by The City of Saint John. The agreement was signed on March 20, 1950, but the actual construction began in March 1949. One year later runway 05-23 was completed measuring 5500 feet long and 200 feet wide. Soon after, runway 14-32 was completed measuring 5100 feet long.
The first aircraft to land was actually during construction on runway 05-23. Pilot James Wade landed his Cessna plane on a rough gravel surface. His passengers included Senator Riley and V.I.P.'S. In February of 1950, the first night landing was made by an RCAF Dakota. The actual first scheduled flight to the new Saint John Airport was a Maritime Central Airways DC-3 piloted by Captain Jones of Apohaqui on August 11, 1951.
The terminal building started construction in 1951 and a mobile ticket unit was used during construction. The official opening of the airport was the same day the Air Terminal Building was opened, January 8, 1952. The facility came to be known as the Turnbull Airfield. Mr. W.R. Turnbull of Rothesay, N.B. was a pioneer in the aeronautical research and invention fields.
"Wallace Rupert Turnbull" was born in Saint John, studied engineering at Cornell University and the University of Heidelberg, and in 1901 established his own business in Rothesay as a consulting engineer. In order to conduct his extensive aeronautical research, Turnbull built a wind tunnel - the first in Canada - in his own workshop.
His research eventually led him to invent the first practical variable-pitch propeller in the world. The variable-pitch propeller was a significant development, as it allowed for in-flight adjustments of the propeller blades to the different angles required for efficient take-off, climbing, cruising, and landing.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Jazz (Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Toronto- Lester B. Pearson)
- Air Canada Jazz operated by Air Georgian (Halifax)
- Sunwing Airlines (Cancun, Orlando, Punta Cana)
[edit] References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 3 August 2006 to 0901Z 28 September 2006.
[edit] External links
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