Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (French: Aéroport Exécutif Gatineau-Ottawa[2] or Ottawa/Gatineau Airport[1]) (IATA: YND, ICAO: CYND) is an international airport serving Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, and its metropolitan area known as the National Capital Region.
Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport Ottawa/Gatineau Airport[1] Aéroport Exécutif Gatineau-Ottawa[2] | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | La Corporation de l'Aéroport Exécutif Gatineau-Ottawa | ||||||||||
| Location | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 211 ft / 64 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°31′18″N 075°33′49″W / 45.52167°N 75.56361°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.aeroportdegatineau.com | ||||||||||
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The airport is equipped with Canada Customs facilities[4] for aircraft coming from outside Canada, car rental counters, and restaurant services. It has a single, 6,000 ft × 150 ft (1,829 m × 46 m) asphalt runway oriented east–west. Since January 2017, the airport's Quebec City route has been serviced by Air Liaison.[5] Most residents of Gatineau use the nearby Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, or travel to Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
The airport was inaugurated in 1978 and transferred to the City of Gatineau in 1991.
The airport houses the Vintage Wings of Canada, a nationwide non-for-profit organization that educates youth by use of vintage aircraft. The airport hosts an annual Aero Gatineau-Ottawa air show.
Tenants
edit- Vintage Wings of Canada - historical aircraft collection and youth education organization
- Go SkyDive - skydiving
- Hélicraft 2000 Inc. - helicopter pilot training
- International Pilot Academy - private, commercial and airline pilot license training
- Select Aviation College - private, commercial and airline pilot license training as well as helicopter pilot training
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ a b Aéroport de Gatineau
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- ^ CBSA Office - Airport of Entry Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Twice-daily flights between Gatineau and Quebec City to begin next month, Vito Pilieci, Ottawa Citizen, Updated: December 6, 2016
External links
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Media related to Gatineau airport at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Page about this airport on * COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Ottawa/Gatineau Airport from Nav Canada as available.
