Brandon Municipal Airport
Brandon Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Municipality of Brandon | ||||||||||||||
Location | Brandon, Manitoba | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,343 ft / 409 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 49°54′36″N 099°57′08″W / 49.91000°N 99.95222°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | airport | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] and Transport Canada[2] Environment Canada[3] Movements from Statistics Canada[4] |
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
Brandon Municipal Airport has had regularly scheduled passenger air service operated by a number of airlines since the late 1970s. Perimeter Aviation served Brandon Airport in the early 1980s with weekday flights to Winnipeg International Airport operated with Beechcraft commuter aircraft.[8] Pacific Western Airlines introduced Boeing 737-200 service to Brandon Airport in the mid-1980s, operated on a round trip routing of Vancouver–Kelowna–Calgary–Brandon-Thunder Bay–Toronto six days a week.[9]
During the 1990s, Bearskin Airlines flew Beechcraft Model 99 commuter turboprop aircraft between Brandon Municipal Airport and Winnipeg International Airport with four daily flights, and Perimeter Aviation flew Swearingen Metro commuter propjets with two daily flights between Brandon and Winnipeg.[10] Athabaska Airlines also operated weekday flights to Winnipeg using Beechcraft 1900C commuter prop-jets.[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]
A major redevelopment and expansion of the passenger terminal building was announced by local and provincial government officials on August 14, 2014 to meet increased passenger demand.[13] Construction began in 2015, and the new Brandon Municipal Airport terminal building officially opened on May 10, 2017.[14]
Infrastructure
Terminal
The Brandon Municipal Airport passenger terminal building is a 1,730-square-metre (18,579 sq ft) facility designed by Prairie Architects Inc.[15] It is a Gold LEED-certified building for its sustainable, green and efficient design, construction and operation.[16][17]
Construction of the terminal building began in 2015 and was carried out in three phases.[13] 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, new check-in infrastructure, and new baggage claim and carousel.[17] Phase two involved the renovation and redevelopment of the existing terminal building that had been constructed in 1963 on the site.[18] 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.[17] Phase three joined phases one and two within a 12 hour timeframe without affecting operations at the airport.[17]
The new Brandon Airport terminal building was officially opened to the public on May 10, 2017.[14][19]
Runways
Brandon Municipal Airport occupies a total land area of 2.98 km2 (736 acres) and has two active runways, 08/26 and 14/32.
Number | Length | Width | ILS | Surface |
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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 |
Other facilities
There are two fixed-base operators (FBOs) at Brandon Municipal Airport. Brandon Flight Centre FBO maintains aircraft hangar facilities at Brandon Airport and provides aircraft deicing, aviation fuel, and general aircraft services 24-hours.[20] Maple Leaf Aviation Ltd provides aircraft maintenance and aviation services and also maintains aircraft hangar facilities at the airport.[21]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
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WestJet Encore | Calgary |
Ground transportation
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.[22]
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.[23]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Airport Divestiture Status Report". tc.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30.
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived June 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://economicdevelopmentbrandon.com/trading-area
- ^ https://airport.brandon.ca/pilot/border-clearance
- ^ "Airport History - Brandon Municipal Airport".
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, April 1, 1981 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Winnipeg flight schedules
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, April 28, 1985 Pacific Western Airlines system timetable
- ^ Sept. 15, 1994 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Brandon & Winnipeg flight schedules
- ^ http://www.departedflights.com, July 1, 1999 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Winnipeg flight schedules
- ^ "WestJet to launch service at Brandon airport". cbc.ca. 14 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Brandon airport terminal to get major upgrades". cbc.ca. 19 August 2014.
- ^ a b "New terminal fully open at Brandon Airport - CTV News Winnipeg". winnipeg.ctvnews.ca. 11 May 2017.
- ^ https://www.prairiearchitects.ca/brandon-municipal-airport
- ^ https://airport.brandon.ca/services/leed
- ^ a b c d https://airport.brandon.ca/images/Leed/ybr-leed.pdf
- ^ Super User. "Future". brandon.ca.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "New terminal now fully operational". westmanjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ Brandon Flight Centre
- ^ Maple Leaf Aviation Ltd
- ^ "Car Rental Brandon Municipal Airport (YBR) - Enterprise Rent-A-Car". enterprise.ca. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Brandon Air Shuttle". brandonairshuttle.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
External links
- Brandon Airport (official City of Brandon website)
- Brandon Municipal Airport Virtual Tour
- Brandon Airport Information
- Brandon Municipal Airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Accident history for YBR: Brandon Airport at Aviation Safety Network
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Brandon Airport from Nav Canada as available.