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St. Thomas Municipal Airport (Ontario) |
St. Thomas Municipal Airport, (IATA: YQS, ICAO: CYQS), located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) east of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada is a small airport serving the general aviation needs of the area. The airport was established in 1941 as an air training base for the British Commonwealth Air Training Program. The base was operated by the Department of National Defence until the late 1940s as a relief field for No. 14 Service Flying Training School Aylmer, Ontario and No. 4 Bombing & Gunnery School Fingal, Ontario. It has a six runways, and four IFR approaches.
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St. Thomas Municipal Airport (Ontario). |
Map of the airport.
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.
The airport was purchased by the City of St. Thomas in 1970. The runways were built approximately 2,640 ft (805 m) long, but the main east west runway (09/27) was expanded to 5,050 ft (1,539 m) in 1982.
The airport is in uncontrolled airspace but has a UNICOM operating during working hours on 122.70 MHz.
There are two flight training schools operating out of the airport one for fixed wing and one for helicopter. There are many agricultural aircraft in the summer.
In 2002 St. Thomas reported 27,456 aircraft movements, however over the following years the numbers dropped. In 2003 there were 17,371, followed by 13,720 in 2004 and 12,575 in 2005. In 2006 there were 944 movements reported during a 24-day period in January and no more reports were made for the rest of the year.
Runway 15/33 is closed and is only in use as a taxiway.
| St. Thomas Municipal Airport |
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Municipality of St. Thomas |
| Location |
St. Thomas, Ontario |
| Time zone |
EST (UTC−05:00) |
| Summer (DST) |
EDT (UTC−04:00) |
| Elevation AMSL |
779 ft / 237 m |
| Coordinates |
42°46′12″N
081°06′35″W |
| Map |
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Location in Ontario
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
03/21 |
2,607 |
795 |
Asphalt |
09/27 |
5,013 |
1,528 |
Asphalt |
15/33 |
2,610 |
796 |
(Closed) |
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| Statistics (2006) |
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BCATP buildings from 1941
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St. Thomas Municipal Airport (Ontario). |
Pumphouse
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St. Thomas Municipal Airport (Ontario). |
Hangar, Apron side
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St. Thomas Municipal Airport (Ontario). |
Hangar, Furnace End
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St. Thomas Municipal Airport (Ontario). |
Hangar, Doors
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| General Info
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| Country |
Canada
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| ICAO ID |
CYQS
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| Time |
UTC-5(-4DT)
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| Latitude |
42.770000
42° 46' 12.00" N
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| Longitude |
-81.110832
081° 06' 39.00" W
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| Elevation |
778 feet
237 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
009° W (01/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
MUNICIPAL
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| Operating Hours |
24 HOUR OPERATIONS
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| International Clearance Status |
Airport of Entry
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| Daylight Saving Time |
Second Sunday in March at 0200 to first Sunday in November at 0200 local time (Exception Arizona and that portion of Indiana in the Eastern Time Zone)
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| Communications
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CTAF/UNICOM
UNICOM opr ltd hr.
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122.7
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| TORONTO CNTR |
135.3
266.3
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| Communications Remarks |
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| CNTR |
(APP/DEP svc)
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| Runways
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ID
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Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 03/21 |
2640 x 75 feet
805 x 23 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| 09/27 |
5050 x 100 feet
1539 x 30 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| 15/33 |
2640 x 75 feet
805 x 23 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VORTAC |
YXU |
LONDON |
119X |
117.2 |
9.9 NM |
183.0
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| VOR-DME |
YQO |
AYLMER |
089X |
114.2 |
9.9 NM |
300.1
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| NDB |
7B |
ST THOMAS |
- |
375 |
At Field |
-
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
80/87 octane gasoline, leaded, MIL-L-5572F (RED)
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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| Remarks
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| FUEL |
(NC-80, 100LL, A1 - Call out fee may be levied after hr.)
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| LGT |
ACTIVATE-MIRL Rwy 09, MIRL, REIL, PAPI Rwy 27-CTAF. PAPI Rwy 27, 12 lgt unit foracft with eye-to-wheel hgt up to 10'.
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| MISC |
Snow removal 1300-2200Z++, OT O/R.
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