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 / 45.52167°N 75.56361°W / 45.52167; -75.56361
Websitewww.aeroportdegatineau.com
Map
CYND is located in Quebec
CYND
CYND
Location in Quebec
CYND is located in Canada
CYND
CYND
CYND (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
09/27 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft movements48,323

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.

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
  • Select Aviation College - private, commercial and airline pilot license training as well as helicopter pilot training

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