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Brandon Municipal Airport

Coordinates: 49°54′36″N 099°57′08″W / 49.91000°N 99.95222°W / 49.91000; -99.95222
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Brandon Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorMunicipality of Brandon
LocationBrandon, Manitoba
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL1,343 ft / 409 m
Coordinates49°54′36″N 099°57′08″W / 49.91000°N 99.95222°W / 49.91000; -99.95222
Websiteairport.brandon.ca
Map
CYBR is located in Manitoba
CYBR
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Location in Manitoba
CYBR is located in Canada
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CYBR (Canada)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 6,510 1,984 Asphalt
14/32 3,068 935 Treated gravel/asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements21,591

Brandon Municipal Airport (also known as Brandon Airport or McGill Field) (IATA: YBR, ICAO: CYBR) is an airport located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi)[1] north of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. It serves the City of Brandon and the surrounding regions of Western Manitoba and Eastern Saskatchewan, an area with a population of over 180,000 people.[5] The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on a call-out basis from the International Peace Garden Border Crossing.[6] CBSA officers at Brandon Airport can handle general aviation aircraft with no more than 15 passengers.[1]

Brandon Municipal Airport is home to the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum.

History

World War II

Brandon Aerodrome was originally built by the Department of National Defense in 1941, for use as a Royal Canadian Air Force flight training school under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Pilots were trained at the airport on Cessna Cranes and Avro Ansons, among other aircraft, for Second World War flying service. In 1945, the school was closed in conjunction with the end of the Second World War.

Portions of the former RCAF Station Brandon are now classified as a National Historic Site of Canada. The Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum is a popular tourist attraction located at the airport that commemorates the BCATP and the former Station.[7]

Post-war service

Brandon Municipal Airport has had regularly scheduled passenger air service operated by a number of airlines since the 1980s. Perimeter Aviation served Brandon Airport in the early 1980s with one flight every weekday to Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport operated with a Beechcraft commuter aircraft.[8] Pacific Western Airlines introduced Boeing 737-200 service to Brandon Municipal Airport in the mid-1980s, operated on a round trip routing of Vancouver–Kelowna–Calgary–Brandon–Thunder Bay–Toronto six days a week in each direction for a total of twelve jet departures a week.[9]

Two airlines were operating service to Winnipeg during the mid 1990s: Bearskin Airlines flying Beechcraft Model 99 commuter turboprop aircraft between Brandon Municipal Airport and Winnipeg International Airport with four flights on weekdays, and Perimeter Aviation flying Swearingen Metro commuter propjets with two flights on weekdays between Brandon and Winnipeg.[10] In 1999, Perimeter Aviation was operating one flight on the weekdays to Winnipeg with a Metro propjet while Athabaska Airlines was also operating one flight on the weekdays to Winnipeg with this service being flown with a Beechcraft 1900C commuter propjet.[11]

2000s

On September 3, 2013, WestJet Encore launched daily non-stop service from Brandon to Calgary International Airport operated with Bombardier Q400 aircraft.[12]

Infrastructure

Passenger terminal

The Brandon Municipal Airport passenger terminal building is a 1,730-square-metre (18,579 sq ft) facility designed by Prairie Architects Inc.[13] It is a Gold LEED-certified building for its green, sustainable and efficient design, construction and operation.[14][15]

Construction of the terminal building began in 2015, and was carried out in three phases.[16] Phase one saw the construction of 860 square metres (9,300 sq ft) of new terminal space that included a new arrival & departures hall, a new baggage-handling facility, modernized check-in infrastructure, and new baggage claim and carousel.[15] Phase two involved the renovation and redevelopment of the existing terminal building that had been constructed in 1963 on the site.[17] This included the addition of a new security screening area operated by the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA), a secure side departure lounge with new seating, new accessible washroom facilities, expanded self-serve retail options, and extensive energy efficiency improvements.[15] Phase three joined phases one and two within a 12 hour timeframe, without affecting daily operations at the airport.[15]

The new Brandon Municipal Airport terminal building was officially opened to the public on May 10, 2017.[18][19]

Runways

Brandon Municipal Airport occupies a total land area of 736 acres (2.98 km2) and has two runways, 08/26 and 14/32.

Number Length Width ILS Surface
08/26 6,510 ft (1,980 m) 150 ft (46 m) Cat. I (08) Asphalt
14/32 3,068 ft (935 m) 60 ft (18 m) Gravel/Asphalt

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
WestJet Encore Calgary

Ground transportation

WestJet Encore Q400 at Brandon Airport

Car

Brandon Municipal Airport is accessible by car from Manitoba Highway 10, approximately 2 km (1.2 mi) north of the Trans-Canada Highway.

Car rental services provided by Enterprise Rent-A-Car are available inside the terminal building.[20]

Taxi

Numerous Brandon taxicab companies provide 24-hour licensed taxi service at Brandon Airport, including wheelchair accessible units.

Shuttle

Brandon Air Shuttle provides shuttle service from Brandon Municipal Airport to Dauphin and other communities in Westman and Parkland regions. Daily shuttle service is available and must be pre-booked.[21]

FBOs

Brandon Municipal Airport has two fixed-base operators providing aircraft and aviation services:

References

  1. ^ a b c Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Airport Divestiture Status Report". tc.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30.
  3. ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived June 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report (TP 577): Table 2-2 — Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations". statcan.gc.ca.
  5. ^ http://economicdevelopmentbrandon.com/trading-area
  6. ^ https://airport.brandon.ca/pilot/border-clearance
  7. ^ "Airport History - Brandon Municipal Airport".
  8. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, April 1, 1981 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Winnipeg flight schedules
  9. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, April 28, 1985 Pacific Western Airlines system timetable
  10. ^ Sept. 15, 1994 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Brandon & Winnipeg flight schedules
  11. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, July 1, 1999 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Winnipeg flight schedules
  12. ^ "WestJet to launch service at Brandon airport". cbc.ca. 14 May 2013.
  13. ^ https://www.prairiearchitects.ca/brandon-municipal-airport
  14. ^ https://airport.brandon.ca/services/leed
  15. ^ a b c d https://airport.brandon.ca/images/Leed/ybr-leed.pdf
  16. ^ "Brandon airport terminal to get major upgrades". cbc.ca. 19 August 2014.
  17. ^ Super User. "Future". brandon.ca. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  18. ^ "New terminal fully open at Brandon Airport - CTV News Winnipeg". winnipeg.ctvnews.ca. 11 May 2017.
  19. ^ "New terminal now fully operational". westmanjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
  20. ^ "Car Rental Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) - Enterprise Rent-A-Car". enterprise.ca. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  21. ^ "Brandon Air Shuttle". brandonairshuttle.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
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