Brandon Airport

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Brandon Airport
McGill Field
IATA: YBR – ICAO: CYBR
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Municipality of Brandon
Location Brandon, Manitoba
Elevation AMSL 1,343 ft / 409 m
Coordinates 49°54′36″N 099°57′07″W / 49.91, -99.95194
Website www.brandon.ca/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
14/32 3,000 914 Treated Gravel/Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft Movements 18,649
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Statistics from Transport Canada.[2]

Brandon Airport or Brandon Municipal Airport (IATA: YBR, ICAO: CYBR), also known as McGill Field, is a municipal airport located 1.6 km 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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[edit] Facilities

Brandon Airport services air carriers who offer scheduled passenger service to Winnipeg, Dauphin Manitoba.

Other organizations that use 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 (3.0 km²), 318 acres (1.3 km²) of which are used for cereal grain crops, and another 244 acres (1.0 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.

[edit] Airlines

The following airlines have served Brandon Airport:

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
  2. ^ Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007

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