Stephenville International Airport
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| Stephenville International Airport Stephenville Airport |
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| IATA: YJT – ICAO: CYJT | |||
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Stephenville Airport Corporation | ||
| Location | Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 80 ft / 24 m | ||
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 02/20 | 3,900 | 1,189 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| 09/27 | 10,000 | 3,048 | Asphalt |
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| Aircraft Movements | 2,159 | ||
| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Aircraft statistics from Transport Canada.[2] |
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Stephenville International Airport (IATA: YJT, ICAO: CYJT) is an airport located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southeast of Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was built by the United States Air Force and operated as Ernest Harmon AFB from 1941-1966.
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 aircraft with no more than 30 passengers.[1] The Stephenville International Airport is presently seeking international passenger traffic to service the tourist trade of the area.[citation needed]
Both Domestic passenger service and International re-fueling traffic is showing growth over the past few years. It is strongly felt the airport is on a re-bound to what it was.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
In 1941 the United States obtained rights to construct a United States Army Air Forces base in the St. George's Bay area of Newfoundland. The U.S. 76th Congress approved the 99 year lease and in April 1941, construction began.
The USAAF base was originally referred to as Stephenville Air Base. However after the USAAF became the United States Air Force in 1947, it was renamed Ernest Harmon Air Force Base on June 23, 1948, in honor of Captain Ernest Emery Harmon. Harmon was a U.S. Army Corps ace who was killed in an air crash in 1933.
On September 1, 1943, the Newfoundland Base Command transferred control of the Harmon Field to the North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command. The base became a part of the Northeast Air Command in October, 1950. Then in April of 1957, the Strategic Air Command assumed control.
The mandate of the base was to maintain a tanker alert force and its capability to meet and refuel Strategic Air Command jet bombers en route to targets. The KC-97 Stratotanker was employed in this task.
The base was also used as a refueling stop for transatlantic military flights. In addition, Harmon supported three Air Defense Command units. In 1957, the Canadian Department of Transportation constructed an airport terminal to accommodate Trans Canada Airlines (now Air Canada). 1966 saw the closure of the U.S. Air Force Base in Stephenville.
The airport is now owned and operated by the local Airport Authority, the Stephenville Airport Corporation Inc. Stephenville Airport was officially designated as an alternate in the Trans Oceanic Plane Stop (TOPS) program on July 23, 1970.
Since the late 1990s, Stephenville has been designated as one of five Canadian airports suitable as an emergency landing site for the Space Shuttle.[3]
On April 1, 1990 the airport was further designated for alternate use, fueling only, by international scheduled air transport and for international general aviation regular use.
In recent years, Stephenville has become a favorite technical stop for international flights on route to Europe.
[edit] Operation Yellow Ribbon
On September 11, 2001, 8 civilian airliners made unscheduled landings at the Stephenville Airport following the closure of North American airspace in the wake of the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, DC. An unwitting participant in Operation Yellow Ribbon, the town managed to host the stranded passengers, which lasted for approximately one week.
[edit] Airlines
- Provincial Airlines[4] (St. John's NL, Deer Lake)
- Sunwing Airlines[5] (Toronto-Pearson)
[edit] Services
- Budget Rent a Car
- National Car Rental
- Eddy's bus service
- DRL coachlines (passenger bus service to the rest of NL)
- Atlantic Escapes Travel travel agency
- ATM Cash machine
- Cafe with full service dining and aircraft catering services
[edit] Other important Services
- Competitive fuel prices;
- Ground transportation to and from hotels;
- Passenger lounge;
- Weather packages;
- Limousine services available on site;
- Full service Travel Agency, on site (Monday to Friday)
- Gourmet catering, ice, coffee and beverages available
- FBO services available 24 hours per day;
- Lav, water, ground power, deicing, stairs, air start and all ground handling equipment available to service aircraft up to a 747;
[edit] References
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
- ^ Transport Canada TP 577 - Aircraft Movement Statistics Annual Report 2006
- ^ NASA Shuttle Monitoring
- ^ Provincial Airlines
- ^ [htthttp://www.flysunwing.com/flybetter/DomesticFlights2007.asp/ Sunwing Airlines]
[edit] External links
- Airport Website
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Stephenville Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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