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North Bay, Ontario North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing. It developed as a railroad centre and its airport was an important military locatio ...
, Canada is located at Hornell Heights, north-northeast of the city. It is located adjacent to Canadian Forces Base North Bay, operational since 1951 (as RCAF Station North Bay until 1966), the operational control centre for Canadian operations of the
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. The airport is named in memory of Jack Garland, a longtime Member of Parliament for North Bay's Nipissing electoral district. Until 2004 it hosted an annual
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during North Bay's Heritage Festival, with a large military component. The airport is classified as an
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by
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and is staffed by the
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(CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle
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aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers. The airport is home to the
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's aviation campus which houses their aviation programs. Final assembly of the
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(Bombardier 415) aircraft was completed at the airport from 1999 until 2015. The city has owned the airport since 1998 after transfer from
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and North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation has run it since 2003.


Airlines and destinations


Passenger


Cargo


Terminal

The first terminal was constructed in 1938 to house a small waiting area on the ground floor and control tower on the second. Upgrades after World War II led to the second terminal being built in 1963, which now serves as the Administration Building and has offices for airport administration,
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,
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, and others. The current terminal was built in 2001 and has been renovated (completed 2010) to accommodate additional airline offices, a larger post screening waiting area with washrooms. The North Bay Jack Garland Airport terminal is easily accessible, with curbside access and automatic doors throughout, and now has: * Two airline departure gates * Six airline check-in counters * Rental car kiosk – servicing both
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and
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* Restaurant and bar * Lounges / waiting area * Baby / parent room – both before and post screening * Disabled access / facilities – both before and post-screening * Taxi stand The airport, operated by the North Bay Jack Garland Airport Corporation, is certified by
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.


Infrastructure

Besides travel by car, the airport is serviced by local taxis and North Bay Transit. An outdoor parking lot next to the terminal has approximately 200 regular and four accessible spots. Long term parking is available next to the Administration Building (Lot B).


Runways

* Runway 08/26: , paved, lighted,
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(PAPI) type 1 approach lighting for both ends, Instrument landing system (ILS), no curfew * Runway 18/36: paved, lighted, PAPI type 1 approach lighting for both ends * Runway 13/31: , turf, unlighted, glider operations only


Communications

* Mandatory Frequency/ATF: North Bay Radio/Traffic, 118.3 MHz *
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(RCO): London Radio, 123.55 MHz *
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(ATIS): 124.9 MHz * PAL:
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, 127.250 MHz *
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(AWOS) 124.9 MHz


Navigation aids

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(NDB)s: YELLEK (ZYB), 404 kHz, 77° to airport *
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(VOR)/
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(DME): North Bay (YYB), 115.4 MHz/Channel 101, at airport * ILS: Runway 08, 110.9 MHz


General

* Latitude/longitude: * Elevation: AMSL * Magnetic variation: 11° west


FBOs

Overnight parking is available through the main airport authority. * Weisflock Aviation :
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(100LL) and Jet-A fuel * Voyageur Airport Services (WorldFuel): Jet-A, FBO and De-icing 705-482-7435


Bombardier Aerospace

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assembled the CL-415 water bomber at the airport until production ended in 2015.


See also

* North Bay Water Aerodrome


References


External links

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North Bay Airport at the city website
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