Chicoutimi/Saint-Honoré Aerodrome

Chicoutimi/Saint-Honoré Aerodrome
NAV CANADA control tower at Saint-Honore.
IATA: YRC – ICAO: CYRC
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Government of Quebec
Serves		Chicoutimi, Quebec
Location		Saint-Honoré, Quebec
Elevation AMSL		543 ft / 166 m
Coordinates		48°31′15″N 071°03′02″W / 48.52083°N 71.05056°W / 48.52083; -71.05056Coordinates: 48°31′15″N 071°03′02″W / 48.52083°N 71.05056°W / 48.52083; -71.05056
Map
CYRC Location in Quebec
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
06/24	3,734	1,138	Asphalt
12/30	6,087	1,855	Asphalt
18/36 (day)	3,769	1,149	Asphalt
18/36 (night)	3,598	1,097	Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft Movements			67,792
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Movements from Statistics Canada[2]

Chicoutimi/Saint-Honoré Aerodrome (IATA: YRC^[3], ICAO: CYRC), is located 1.5 NM (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) east southeast of Saint-Honoré and approximately 5.6 NM (10.4 km; 6.4 mi) from Chicoutimi in Quebec, Canada.

History

The site, north of the Saguenay River, was selected by the Royal Canadian Air Force in the summer of 1941 and construction began shortly thereafter with the aerodrome opening in June 1942 as RCAF Station St-Honoré. It was operated as a sub-base to RCAF Station Bagotville and supported pilot training during the Second World War under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. It was closed on January 5, 1945 and was subsequently transferred to the local community after it ceased to have a military purpose; RCAF Station Bagotville was reactivated in 1951 as a training and operational base and continues to this day as CFB Bagotville.

References

1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 20 October 2011 to 0901Z 15 December 2011
2. ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers
3. ^ Accident history for Saint-Honoré Airport, QC (IATA: YRC) at Aviation Safety Network

External links

• Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory