North Bay/Jack Garland Airport
North Bay Airport North Bay/Jack Garland Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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Aerial view of Jack Garland Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Municipality of North Bay | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | North Bay, Ontario | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Hornell Heights | ||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,215 ft / 370 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°21′50″N 079°25′27″W / 46.36389°N 79.42417°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | yyb | ||||||||||||||||||
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North Bay Airport or North Bay/Jack Garland Airport (IATA: YYB, ICAO: CYYB) in North Bay, Ontario, Canada is located at Hornell Heights, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north-northeast of the city. It is located adjacent to Canadian Forces Base North Bay, operational since 1951 (as RCAF Station North Bay until 1966), the operational control centre for Canadian operations of the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
The airport is named in memory of Jack Garland, a longtime Member of Parliament for North Bay's Nipissing electoral district. Until 2004 it hosted an annual air show during North Bay's Heritage Festival, with a large military component.
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.
The airport is home to the Canadore College's aviation campus which houses their aviation programs. Final assembly of the Canadair CL-415 (Bombardier 415) aircraft was completed at the airport from 1999 until 2015.
The city has owned the airport since 1998 after transfer from Transport Canada and North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation has run it since 2003.