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North Bay Airport

North Bay/Jack Garland Airport
North Bay Airport; North Bay/Jack Garland Airport
	Aerial view of Jack Garland Airport
	IATA: YYB; ICAO: CYYB; WMO: 71731;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Municipality of North Bay
Operator	North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation
Serves	North Bay, Ontario
Location	Hornell Heights
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	1,215 ft / 370 m
Coordinates	46°21′50″N 079°25′27″W / 46.36389°N 79.42417°W
Website	yyb.ca
Map
	CYYB Location in Ontario CYYB CYYB (Canada)
Runways
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements
Aircraft movements	45,177
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement; Environment Canada; Movements from Statistics Canada

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North Bay Airport or North Bay/Jack Garland Airport (IATA: YYB, ICAO: CYYB) in North Bay, Ontario, Canada is located at Hornell Heights, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north-northeast of the city. It is located adjacent to Canadian Forces Base North Bay, operational since 1951 (as RCAF Station North Bay until 1966),^[4]^[5] the operational control centre for Canadian operations of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

The airport is named in memory of Jack Garland, a longtime Member of Parliament for North Bay's Nipissing electoral district. Until 2004 it hosted an annual air show during North Bay's Heritage Festival, with a large military component.

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.^[1]

The airport is home to the Canadore College's aviation campus which houses their aviation programs. Final assembly of the Canadair CL-415 (Bombardier 415) aircraft was completed at the airport from 1999 until 2015.

The city has owned the airport since 1998 after transfer from Transport Canada and North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation has run it since 2003.^[6]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air Canada Express	Toronto–Pearson
Bearskin Airlines	Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Thunder Bay

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
FedEx Express	Toronto–Pearson
SkyLink Express	Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Hamilton

Terminal

The first terminal was constructed in 1938 to house a small waiting area on the ground floor and control tower on the second.^[7] Upgrades after World War II led to the second terminal being built in 1963, which now serves as the Administration Building and has offices for airport administration, Nav Canada, Canada Border Services Agency, and others. The current terminal was built in 2001 and has been renovated (completed 2010)^[8] to accommodate additional airline offices, a larger post screening waiting area with washrooms.^[6] The North Bay Jack Garland Airport terminal is easily accessible, with curbside access and automatic doors throughout, and now has:

Two airline departure gates
Six airline check-in counters
Rental car kiosk – servicing both National Car Rental and Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Restaurant and bar
Lounges / waiting area
Baby / parent room – both before and post screening
Disabled access / facilities – both before and post-screening
Taxi stand

The airport, operated by the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation, is certified by Transport Canada.

Infrastructure

Besides travel by car, the airport is serviced by local taxis and North Bay Transit. An outdoor parking lot next to the terminal has approximately 200 regular and four accessible spots. Long term parking is available next to the Administration Building (Lot B).

Runways

Runway 08/26: 10,004 ft × 150 ft (3,049 m × 46 m), paved, lighted, Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) type 1 approach lighting for both ends, Instrument landing system (ILS), no curfew^[9]^[10]
Runway 18/36: 4,492 ft × 150 ft (1,369 m × 46 m) paved, lighted, PAPI type 1 approach lighting for both ends
Runway 13/31: 2,000 ft × 75 ft (610 m × 23 m), turf, unlighted, glider operations only

Communications

Mandatory Frequency/ATF: North Bay Radio/Traffic, 118.3 MHz
Remote communications outlet (RCO): London Radio, 123.55 MHz
Automatic terminal information service (ATIS): 124.9 MHz
PAL: Toronto Area Control Centre, 127.250 MHz
Automated airport weather station (AWOS) 124.9 MHz

Navigation aids

Non-directional beacon (NDB)s: YELLEK (ZYB), 404 kHz, 3.8 NM (7.0 km; 4.4 mi) 77° to airport
VHF omnidirectional range (VOR)/Distance measuring equipment (DME): North Bay (YYB), 115.4 MHz/Channel 101, at airport
ILS: Runway 08, 110.9 MHz

General

Latitude/longitude: 46°21′50″N 079°25′27″W / 46.36389°N 79.42417°W / 46.36389; -79.42417
Elevation: 1,215 ft (370 m) AMSL
Magnetic variation: 11° west

FBOs

Overnight parking is available through the main airport authority.

Weisflock Aviation : Avgas (100LL) and Jet-A fuel
Voyageur Airport Services (WorldFuel): Jet-A ,FBO and De-icing 705-482-7435

Bombardier Aerospace

Bombardier Aerospace assembled the CL-415 water bomber at the airport until production ended in 2015.

References

^ ^a ^b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
^ 22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay archives, file number W1325-1 (W Heritage)
^ RCAF Station North Bay diary 1951 to 1964
^ ^a ^b "History of North Bay Jack Garland Airport". Archived from the original on 2008-11-03.
^ "North Bay, Ontario Aviation: Canadian History in Vintage Postcards".
^ "Jack Garland Airport Terminal – Mitchell Jensen Architects".
^ P.J. Wilson (2017-04-13). "Massive Soviet-built IL-76 transport using North Bay's long runway to fly mining equipment to Baffin Island". North Bay Nugget. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2017-04-21. North Bay, he said, was chosen because of the 10,000-foot runway and the lack of a flight curfew in the area.
^ Andy Cline (2017-04-20). "Russian Ilyushin IL-76 carries out Canadian mining equipment contract". Skies magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-21. North Bay's 10,000-foot main runway allows a heavy-laden Ilyushin to take off with a large payload of cargo and fuel, and lack of flight curfews allows maximum operational flexibility.

External links

Media related to Jack Garland Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Official website
North Bay Airport at the city website
Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for North Bay/Jack Garland Airport from Nav Canada as available.

[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[2] Synoptic/Metstat Station Information

[move-3] Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations

[4] 22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay archives, file number W1325-1 (W Heritage)

[5] RCAF Station North Bay diary 1951 to 1964

[northbayairport.com-6] "History of North Bay Jack Garland Airport". Archived from the original on 2008-11-03.

[7] "North Bay, Ontario Aviation: Canadian History in Vintage Postcards".

[8] "Jack Garland Airport Terminal – Mitchell Jensen Architects".

[NorthBayNugget2017-04-13-9] P.J. Wilson (2017-04-13). "Massive Soviet-built IL-76 transport using North Bay's long runway to fly mining equipment to Baffin Island". North Bay Nugget. Archived from the original on 2017-04-22. Retrieved 2017-04-21. North Bay, he said, was chosen because of the 10,000-foot runway and the lack of a flight curfew in the area.

[SkiesMag2017-04-20-10] Andy Cline (2017-04-20). "Russian Ilyushin IL-76 carries out Canadian mining equipment contract". Skies magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-21. North Bay's 10,000-foot main runway allows a heavy-laden Ilyushin to take off with a large payload of cargo and fuel, and lack of flight curfews allows maximum operational flexibility.

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 ===Passenger===
+<!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airlines itself are not independent sources. -->
 {{Airport-dest-list
-| [[Air Canada Express]] | [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Turl |first1=Jeff |title=Local Air Canada service to resume June 28. 'Positive news' says airport manager |url=https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/local-air-canada-service-to-resume-june-28-positive-news-says-airport-manager-3876001 |access-date=18 June 2021 |date=15 June 2021}}</ref>
+| [[Air Canada Express]] | [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]]
 <!-- -->
 | [[Bearskin Airlines]] | [[Sault Ste. Marie Airport|Sault Ste. Marie]], [[Sudbury Airport|Sudbury]], [[Thunder Bay International Airport|Thunder Bay]]
-| [[Sunwing Airlines]] | '''Seasonal:''' [[Cancún International Airport|Cancún]] (ends April 14, 2022)<ref>https://www.sunwingtravelgroup.com/en/news/sunwing-announces-convenient-weekly-flights-from-sudbury-and-north-bay-will {{Bare URL inline|date=September 2021}}</ref>
 }}
 ===Cargo===
 {{airport-dest-list
-|[[FedEx Express]] | [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto-Pearson]]
+| [[FedEx Express]] | [[Toronto Pearson International Airport|Toronto–Pearson]]
-|[[SkyLink Express]] | [[Sault Ste. Marie Airport|Sault Ste. Marie]], [[Sudbury Airport|Sudbury]], [[John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport|Hamilton]]
+| [[SkyLink Express]] | [[Sault Ste. Marie Airport|Sault Ste. Marie]], [[Sudbury Airport|Sudbury]], [[John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport|Hamilton]]
 }}
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 ===FBOs===
 Overnight parking is available through the main airport authority.
-* Weisflock Aviation (Shell): [[Avgas]] (100LL) and [[Jet fuel|Jet-A]] fuel
+* Weisflock Aviation : [[Avgas]] (100LL) and [[Jet fuel|Jet-A]] fuel
-* Voyageur Airport Services (Esso): Jet-A fuel only
+* Voyageur Airport Services (WorldFuel): Jet-A ,FBO and De-icing 705-482-7435
 ==Bombardier Aerospace==
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