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Brandon Airport
McGill FieldIATA: YBR – ICAO: CYBR
– WMO: 71140Summary Airport type Public Owner/Operator Municipality of Brandon Location Brandon, Manitoba Elevation AMSL 1,343 ft / 409 m Coordinates 49°54′36″N 099°57′08″W / 49.91°N 99.95222°WCoordinates: 49°54′36″N 099°57′08″W / 49.91°N 99.95222°W Website Map Location in Manitoba Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 08/26 6,510 1,984 Asphalt 14/32 3,000 914 Treated Gravel/Asphalt Statistics (2010) Aircraft movements 21,591 Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] and Transport Canada[2]
Environment Canada[3]
Movements from Statistics Canada[4]Brandon Airport or Brandon Municipal Airport (IATA: YBR, ICAO: CYBR), also known as McGill Field, is a municipal airport located 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of Brandon, Manitoba, Canada.
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.[1]
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History
The airport was originally built in 1941, and hosted No. 12 Service Flying Training School under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan to train pilots for Second World War flying service. Aircraft flown included the Cessna Crane and Avro Anson. The school closed at the end of March, 1945. The airfield officially became Brandon Airport in June, 1948.
Facilities
Brandon Airport services air carriers who offer scheduled passenger service to Winnipeg, Dauphin Manitoba.
Other organizations located at the airport include Maple Leaf Aviation, the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, and the Brandon Flying Club.
It occupies a land area of about 736 acres (2.98 km2), 318 acres (1.29 km2) of which are used for cereal grain crops, and another 244 acres (0.99 km2) for hay.
The airport has two runways 08/26 and 14/32, although the infield grass can be used as a "strip" on request.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Perimeter Aviation Winnipeg, Dauphin Airlines that have served the Airport
- Trans-Canada Air Lines (1948–1963)
- Transair - Midwest Airlines (1963–1969)
- Pacific Western Airlines (1981–1987)
- Canadian Airlines (1987–1989)
- Ontario Express (1989–1990)
- Bearskin Airlines (1994–2002)
- Athabaska Airways (1997–2001) (now Transwest Air)
- WestJet (10 weeks in 1999 and 15 weeks in 2001)
- Air Transat Holidays - Chartered Westjet aircraft (December 27, 2005 - February 22, 2006)
References
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 20 October 2011 to 0901Z 15 December 2011
- ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- Bruce Forsyth's Canadian Military History Page Retrieved: 2011-11-03
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Schools - Canada Retrieved: 2011-11-03
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.
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