JA Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport

JA Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport

J.A. Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport

Sydney/J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport
JA Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport Logo
An airport terminal building
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorSydney Airport Authority
ServesCape Breton Regional Municipality
LocationReserve Mines, Nova Scotia
OpenedJune 6, 1929; 95 years ago (1929-06-06)[1]
Time zoneAST (UTC−04:00)
 • Summer (DST)ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL203 ft / 62 m
Coordinates46°09′41″N 060°02′53″W / 46.16139°N 60.04806°W / 46.16139; -60.04806
Websiteflyyqy.ca
Map
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 7,070 2,155 Asphalt
18/36 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft movements8,278

JA Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport (IATA: YQY, ICAO: CYQY) is a regional airport located in Reserve Mines in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The airport serves the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) and the surrounding areas of Cape Breton Island. McCurdy Sydney Airport has the distinction of being the oldest public airport in Nova Scotia, first licensed on August 3, 1929.[5][6]

The airport features two runways and one passenger terminal, along with several hangars and maintenance facilities.

Nav Canada classifies Sydney as an airport of entry by and as such is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle aircraft with no more than 44 passengers, or with staged offloading of up to 200 passengers.[2]

  1. ^ Caplan, 1990, page 72
  2. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Synoptic/Metstat Station Information". Archived from the original on 2012-07-07. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  4. ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  5. ^ McGrath, 1992, page 219
  6. ^ Caplan, 1990, page 88