Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport

Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport (French: Aéroport Exécutif Gatineau-Ottawa[2] or Ottawa/Gatineau Airport[1]) (IATA: YND, ICAO: CYND) is an international airport serving Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, and its metropolitan area known as the National Capital Region.

Gatineau-Ottawa Executive Airport

Ottawa/Gatineau Airport[1]

Aéroport Exécutif Gatineau-Ottawa[2]
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorLa Corporation de l'Aéroport Exécutif Gatineau-Ottawa
LocationGatineau, Quebec, Canada
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL211 ft / 64 m
Coordinates45°31′18″N 075°33′49″W
Websitewww.aeroportdegatineau.com
Map
CYND is located in Quebec
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Location in Quebec
CYND is located in Canada
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CYND (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft movements48,323

The airport is equipped with Canada Customs facilities[4] for aircraft coming from outside Canada, car rental counters, and restaurant services. It has a single, 6,000 ft × 150 ft (1,829 m × 46 m) asphalt runway oriented east–west. Since January 2017, the airport's Quebec City route has been serviced by Air Liaison.[5] Most residents of Gatineau use the nearby Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, or travel to Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.

The airport was inaugurated in 1978 and transferred to the City of Gatineau in 1991.

The airport houses the Vintage Wings of Canada, a nationwide non-for-profit organization that educates youth by use of vintage aircraft. The airport hosts an annual Aero Gatineau-Ottawa air show.

Tenants
  • Vintage Wings of Canada - historical aircraft collection and youth education organization
  • Go SkyDive - skydiving
  • Hélicraft 2000 Inc. - helicopter pilot training
  • International Pilot Academy - private, commercial and airline pilot license training

See also

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Aéroport de Gatineau
  3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
  4. CBSA Office - Airport of Entry Archived September 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  5. Twice-daily flights between Gatineau and Quebec City to begin next month, Vito Pilieci, Ottawa Citizen, Updated: December 6, 2016
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