The runway pavement surface is in bad shape, except for a small strip down the middle of 08/26. Use the grass surface beside each runway, which is well maintained (it was no problem for my nose-dragging PA-28).
This airport is only a few miles to the north of the busier Les Cèdres/Cedars (CSS3), and shares a common zone and ATF frequency of 123.5 MHz (also the frequency for Ottawa/Rockcliffe CYRO, so it gets busy).
Like Les Cèdres, it's under Montreal Terminal's class C shelf, so if you're VFR, you need to stay below 2,000 ft MSL unless you're talking to them. It's a flat area with lots of fields and no high towers, so low flight isn't a problem.
The runway looks like a patchwork quilt of different shades of asphalt when you're on approach, but the surface is actually fine.
If you're VFR, note that you need to stay below 2,000 ft MSL unless you talk to Montreal Terminal (and they're often too busy to talk much, though they try to accomodate). The land is flat, there are no high towers in the area, and there are fields for emergency landing in every direction, so it's not really a problem flying around at 1,500 ft until you're out from under the class C shelf.
The mountain (by eastern standards) is just behind the field, and looms large when you're crossing overhead from the south to join the downwind for 08. It's good to warn any passengers that you'll appear to be flying straight towards the trees.
Reply to @gabiLi: Thanks for letting us know! I've gone ahead and made the change.
In the future, if you notice airport info that needs updating, you're also welcome to make the change yourself, using the edit button at the top right of the map.
"Naujaat Airport, formerly Repulse Bay Airport, (IATA: YUT, ICAO: CYUT) is located at Naujaat, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut."
To the east of here, along the St Lawrence River, you can see the old Highway 2, several sideroads, and even some village street grids and lots under the water. They were submerged with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959, and flying over them is still an interesting (and creepy) experience.
The Air Cadets Gliding Operations have commenced for the Fall season at Smiths Falls flying Club on weekends.
When Air Cadet Glider Ops are in progress there is no inactive side of the circuit. Gliders and Tow Planes do right hand circuits and use both the main and grass Runway. The Glider “zone” extends up to 3,000 ft on the “inactive” side.
Joining the circuit from inactive side should be avoided, coordinate with Glider Ops on 122.7 if unsure. Joining the circuit straight into downwind is highly recommended.
Avgas and Jet fuel are both offered at YGX, better prices than Thompson or Churchill with 24/7 service. As for the comment above, I purchased the company October 1, 2018 and avgas does not require 24 hour notice, but any notice with an accurate time is always appreciated!
Major construction project underway as of 2019. New terminal building going in at mid-field, north side of runway. Will be very nice when completed. Currently the activity has minimal impact on airfield operations.
Yes, one of my hobbies is listening/logging these NDBs (yes, weird) and it is almost daily NDBs are going off the air. The other NDB at this airport, IY 417 has been having technical troubles since February 2019. I think it is off air now or has a very weak signal. Also it was logged in Finland Jan 2017 - 4374mi/7039km.
Another problem is spammers leaving loooong boring off topic diatribes on this site.
When I was stranded here for 30 hours after a missed connection (see my previous comment), I was about to look for an airport hotel, when I remembered that it's just as fast and easy to get downtown now that the UP Train is running. I remember when downtown was an hour++ and a $75 taxi ride; now its a few bucks and a 25-minute ride on a train that runs every 15 minutes. You'd be insane to stay at the crappy airport hotels these days; you'd probably spend more time waiting for their shuttle than just riding the UP Train to civilisation.
This is a great airport for people living in/near the GTA, but it's an awful one for connections, because when it shuts down for a thunderstorm (etc), it takes hours to recover. I was connecting from Ottawa to Copenhagen, sat for a 3-hour ground hold in Ottawa, missed my connection in Toronto, stood in line for 2 hours waiting for the chronically-understaffed (and ironically-named) Air Canada courtesy counter, and had to fight hard to avoid being moved to a flight 48 hours later. When things go wrong at YYZ, they go wrong badly, and it takes the airport a long time to recover.
I flew myself to CYRQ on Father's Day. It's still a nice, friendly airport. The staff don't mind you parking (for free) even if you're not buying fuel. The restaurant had a great Sunday brunch and a big crowd.
I visited again earlier this month, after nearly 10 years. There's a drinking water spout that's shut down, and a picnic table courtesy of the Cornwall Flying Club. It's still one of my favourite little airports to visit (so quiet). I put some photos here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0MUsUKAbWL/
Thanks. We're probably going to be removing the navaid information soon, because it's too hard to keep up to date with VORs and NDBs being decommissioned so fast. I'll miss them.
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re: No Southwest Airlines?
🔗 Mon, 11 Nov 2019
— @david at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, United States
We've removed the routes, because we didn't have a good way to keep them up to date.
Test
🔗 Sat, 09 Nov 2019
— @Aljandor at Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, Martinique
Trsto
new gas tanks
🔗 Wed, 06 Nov 2019
— @wolfgangx at Edgar County Airport, United States
looked like some brand new fuel pumps were being installed on 11/2/19
re: Location
🔗 Fri, 01 Nov 2019
— @david at And Port Airport, Mexico
Reply to @Bill35: Updated.
(no subject)
🔗 Thu, 31 Oct 2019
— @Fluky at Jimmy Carter Regional Airport, United States
Charles Lindbergh first solo was at this field.
Second World War hangar
🔗 Mon, 21 Oct 2019
— @david at Pendleton Airport, Canada
Photos of the British Commonwealth Air Training Programme hangar (and some WWII graffiti) here:
https://twitter.com/david_megginson/status/1186388312224944130
Use the grass runways
🔗 Mon, 21 Oct 2019
— @david at Pendleton Airport, Canada
The runway pavement surface is in bad shape, except for a small strip down the middle of 08/26. Use the grass surface beside each runway, which is well maintained (it was no problem for my nose-dragging PA-28).
re: NDB URV Frequency Change to 390 kHz
🔗 Mon, 14 Oct 2019
— @david at Juan Gualberto Gomez International Airport, Cuba
Updated to 390 KHz: https://ourairports.com/navaids/URV/Varder_NDB_CU/
Varadero's original airport
🔗 Mon, 14 Oct 2019
— @david at Kawama Airport, Cuba
This was once the main airport for Varadero, but MUVR (VRA) has largely supplanted it.
Shared zone and frequency with Les Cèdres
🔗 Tue, 08 Oct 2019
— @david at Montreal / St-Lazare Airport, Canada
This airport is only a few miles to the north of the busier Les Cèdres/Cedars (CSS3), and shares a common zone and ATF frequency of 123.5 MHz (also the frequency for Ottawa/Rockcliffe CYRO, so it gets busy).
Like Les Cèdres, it's under Montreal Terminal's class C shelf, so if you're VFR, you need to stay below 2,000 ft MSL unless you're talking to them. It's a flat area with lots of fields and no high towers, so low flight isn't a problem.
The runway's not as bad as it looks
🔗 Tue, 08 Oct 2019
— @david at Montreal / Les Cèdres Airport, Canada
The runway looks like a patchwork quilt of different shades of asphalt when you're on approach, but the surface is actually fine.
If you're VFR, note that you need to stay below 2,000 ft MSL unless you talk to Montreal Terminal (and they're often too busy to talk much, though they try to accomodate). The land is flat, there are no high towers in the area, and there are fields for emergency landing in every direction, so it's not really a problem flying around at 1,500 ft until you're out from under the class C shelf.
Maintained
🔗 Sun, 06 Oct 2019
— @RC at Saulteaux Airport, Canada
Use at your own risk. Grass is mowed.
Mountain (sort-of)
🔗 Fri, 04 Oct 2019
— @david at Mont Laurier Airport, Canada
The mountain (by eastern standards) is just behind the field, and looms large when you're crossing overhead from the south to join the downwind for 08. It's good to warn any passengers that you'll appear to be flying straight towards the trees.
Prior permission required
🔗 Wed, 02 Oct 2019
— @david at St. Andre-Avellin Aerodrome, Canada
Corporation Aérodrome St-André-Avellin 819-983-8454
re: (no subject)
🔗 Tue, 01 Oct 2019
— @david at Naujaat Airport, Canada
Reply to @gabiLi: Thanks for letting us know! I've gone ahead and made the change.
In the future, if you notice airport info that needs updating, you're also welcome to make the change yourself, using the edit button at the top right of the map.
(no subject)
🔗 Tue, 01 Oct 2019
— @gabiLi at Naujaat Airport, Canada
It is now named Naujaat Airport:
"Naujaat Airport, formerly Repulse Bay Airport, (IATA: YUT, ICAO: CYUT) is located at Naujaat, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut."
Source: wikipedia
Airline service
🔗 Mon, 30 Sep 2019
— @david at Ottawa / Gatineau Airport, Canada
Gatineau Airport has scheduled service by Air Liason:
http://airliaison.ca/en/
(no subject)
🔗 Sun, 22 Sep 2019
— @Cpfau182 at Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County, United States
Tesla rental car
Esri
🔗 Thu, 19 Sep 2019
— @david at San Bernardino International Airport, United States
This airport is near Esri, who are generously supplying the satellite imagery for OurAirports and other community web mapping applications:
https://www.esri.com
Brant Aero
🔗 Thu, 19 Sep 2019
— @david at Brantford Municipal Airport, Canada
I had a good experience getting an avionics upgrade for my Piper at Brant Aero in 2017:
https://brantaero.com/
AIrcraft Spruce Canada
🔗 Thu, 19 Sep 2019
— @david at Brantford Municipal Airport, Canada
The Canadian location for the popular pilot-supply shop Aircraft Spruce is here:
https://www.aircraftspruce.ca
Flight schools operations?
🔗 Sat, 07 Sep 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at Holland Landing Airpark, Canada
Are there any fixed wing flight school or instructors operating out of this airport (namelyfor PPL)?
Hunting Fishing Outfitter
🔗 Fri, 30 Aug 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at L'escapade, Canada
Very nice folks run this place
DC-3 (BT-67 conversion) landing at Rockcliffe
🔗 Tue, 27 Aug 2019
— @david at Ottawa / Rockcliffe Airport, Canada
I took this video today: https://youtu.be/nPqeOn62x9M
The lost villages
🔗 Tue, 27 Aug 2019
— @david at Iroquois Airport, Canada
To the east of here, along the St Lawrence River, you can see the old Highway 2, several sideroads, and even some village street grids and lots under the water. They were submerged with the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959, and flying over them is still an interesting (and creepy) experience.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Villages
Procedures: summer glider ops for air cadets
🔗 Mon, 19 Aug 2019
— @david at Smiths Falls-Montague (Russ Beach) Airport, Canada
[copied from Facebook]
The Air Cadets Gliding Operations have commenced for the Fall season at Smiths Falls flying Club on weekends.
When Air Cadet Glider Ops are in progress there is no inactive side of the circuit. Gliders and Tow Planes do right hand circuits and use both the main and grass Runway. The Glider “zone” extends up to 3,000 ft on the “inactive” side.
Joining the circuit from inactive side should be avoided, coordinate with Glider Ops on 122.7 if unsure. Joining the circuit straight into downwind is highly recommended.
Phillip Johnson
Smiths Falls Flying Club
Gillam Aviation Fuel
🔗 Thu, 15 Aug 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at Gillam Airport, Canada
Avgas and Jet fuel are both offered at YGX, better prices than Thompson or Churchill with 24/7 service. As for the comment above, I purchased the company October 1, 2018 and avgas does not require 24 hour notice, but any notice with an accurate time is always appreciated!
Well maintained Friendly
🔗 Mon, 12 Aug 2019
— @rstan at Thetford Mines Airport, Canada
Spent a few days in the area. No tiedown fee with fuel purchase
(no subject)
🔗 Sun, 11 Aug 2019
— @SMarbury at North Eleuthera Airport, Bahamas
Very friendly staff
2019 - rapidly becoming unlandable
🔗 Sun, 11 Aug 2019
— @Fitchett at Thunder Lake Airport, Canada
Surface is in good shape, trees are colonizing in from the edges. High wing planes may be ok for a while, low wing gliders are marginal.
Long gone
🔗 Sun, 11 Aug 2019
— @Fitchett at Steeper Airport, Canada
What remains of strip has been dug up for gravel pit.
Long gone
🔗 Sun, 11 Aug 2019
— @Fitchett at Coal Valley Airport, Canada
Not even possible to identify where the strip was. The coal mine likely went through here years ago.
Totally unlandable
🔗 Sun, 11 Aug 2019
— @Fitchett at Lodgepole Airport, Canada
Strip is long gone in the trees
Well maintained as of 2019
🔗 Sun, 11 Aug 2019
— @Fitchett at Wolf Lake Airport, Canada
Kept mowed by local flying club.
Much worse than it looks by satellite
🔗 Sun, 11 Aug 2019
— @Fitchett at Brazeau Airport, Canada
Severely overgrown; anywhere that isn't pavement is growing tall trees.
Well maintained
🔗 Sun, 11 Aug 2019
— @Fitchett at Ram Falls Airport, Canada
Kept up by the Red Deer Flying Club.
Construction
🔗 Thu, 08 Aug 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at Warrenton Fauquier Airport, United States
Major construction project underway as of 2019. New terminal building going in at mid-field, north side of runway. Will be very nice when completed. Currently the activity has minimal impact on airfield operations.
Don't
🔗 Wed, 07 Aug 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at Belleville Airport, Canada
Just don't. They're throwing everyone out. It will probably close.
Noise abuse
🔗 Tue, 06 Aug 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at Baldwin Airport, Canada
The constant flying over Sutton must stop, very loud aircraft and it all day long.
I am contacting T/C and lodging a complaint!
re: NDB CCY 375 SHUTDOWN
🔗 Sun, 04 Aug 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at Northeast Iowa Regional Airport, United States
Yes, one of my hobbies is listening/logging these NDBs (yes, weird) and it is almost daily NDBs are going off the air. The other NDB at this airport, IY 417 has been having technical troubles since February 2019. I think it is off air now or has a very weak signal. Also it was logged in Finland Jan 2017 - 4374mi/7039km.
Another problem is spammers leaving loooong boring off topic diatribes on this site.
Thanks for the info!
Both NDBs at Fort Sill Decommissioned.
🔗 Sat, 03 Aug 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at Henry Post Army Air Field (Fort Sill), United States
OFZ 388 Trail and PFL 426 Post Decommissioned 19Jun19.
NDB 2J 250 kHz Decommissioned?
🔗 Sat, 03 Aug 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at Grand Forks Airport, Canada
Last log of 2J Sep18 - not on Skyvector
Stop flying over the homes in Sutton
🔗 Sat, 03 Aug 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at Baldwin Airport, Canada
There is one plane that continually flies over the homes in Sutton. Please stop, you are a complete nuisance.
Thumbs up
🔗 Thu, 01 Aug 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at Edmonton International Airport, Canada
Really great airport, the expansions and renovations make it sleek and easy to get around.
UP train to downtown is great
🔗 Wed, 31 Jul 2019
— @david at Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Canada
When I was stranded here for 30 hours after a missed connection (see my previous comment), I was about to look for an airport hotel, when I remembered that it's just as fast and easy to get downtown now that the UP Train is running. I remember when downtown was an hour++ and a $75 taxi ride; now its a few bucks and a 25-minute ride on a train that runs every 15 minutes. You'd be insane to stay at the crappy airport hotels these days; you'd probably spend more time waiting for their shuttle than just riding the UP Train to civilisation.
Don't transfer here
🔗 Wed, 31 Jul 2019
— @david at Lester B. Pearson International Airport, Canada
This is a great airport for people living in/near the GTA, but it's an awful one for connections, because when it shuts down for a thunderstorm (etc), it takes hours to recover. I was connecting from Ottawa to Copenhagen, sat for a 3-hour ground hold in Ottawa, missed my connection in Toronto, stood in line for 2 hours waiting for the chronically-understaffed (and ironically-named) Air Canada courtesy counter, and had to fight hard to avoid being moved to a flight 48 hours later. When things go wrong at YYZ, they go wrong badly, and it takes the airport a long time to recover.
Nice brunch
🔗 Wed, 31 Jul 2019
— @david at Trois-Rivières Airport, Canada
I flew myself to CYRQ on Father's Day. It's still a nice, friendly airport. The staff don't mind you parking (for free) even if you're not buying fuel. The restaurant had a great Sunday brunch and a big crowd.
I did manage to generate my first CADORS report on my way home, when I had a full avionics-stack failure in IMC and had to follow lost-comms procedures into Ottawa Terminal airspace: https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/2/cadors-screaq/rd.aspx?cno%3d2019O1489%26dtef%3d%26dtet%3d2019-06-18%26otp%3d-1%26ftop%3d%253e%253d%26ftno%3d0%26ijop%3d%253e%253d%26ijno%3d0%26olc%3d%26prv%3d-1%26rgn%3d-1%26tsbno%3d%26tsbi%3d-1%26arno%3d%26ocatno%3d%26ocatop%3d1%26oevtno%3d%26oevtop%3d1%26evtacoc%3d3%26fltno%3d%26fltr%3d-1%26cars%3d-1%26acat%3d-1%26nar%3d%26aiddl%3d-1%26aidxt%3d%26optdl%3d-1%26optcomt%3d%26optseq%3d%26optxt%3d%26opdlxt%3dResults%2bwill%2bappear%2bin%2bthis%2blist%26mkdl%3d-1%26mkxt%3d%26mdldl%3d-1%26mdlxt%3d%26cmkdl%3dC%26cmkxt%3d%26rt%3dQR%26hypl%3dy%26cnum%3d2019O1489
No drinking water, but very nice
🔗 Wed, 31 Jul 2019
— @david at Morrisburg Airport, Canada
I visited again earlier this month, after nearly 10 years. There's a drinking water spout that's shut down, and a picnic table courtesy of the Cornwall Flying Club. It's still one of my favourite little airports to visit (so quiet). I put some photos here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0MUsUKAbWL/
re: NDB CCY 375 SHUTDOWN
🔗 Wed, 31 Jul 2019
— @david at Northeast Iowa Regional Airport, United States
Thanks. We're probably going to be removing the navaid information soon, because it's too hard to keep up to date with VORs and NDBs being decommissioned so fast. I'll miss them.
(no subject)
🔗 Tue, 30 Jul 2019
— Anonymous Flyer at Quartermaster Harbor Seaplane Base, United States
Never been there
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