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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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.
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.