Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport (IATA: YZR, ICAO: CYZR) is located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) east northeast of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. Opened in 1958 for scheduled flights, the airport was renamed in honour of Canadian Space Agency astronaut and Sarnia native Chris Hadfield in 1997.
Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Sarnia | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Scottsdale Aviation Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Sarnia, Ontario | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Sarnia, Ontario | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | December 1958 | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 595 ft / 181 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°59′59″N 82°18′34″W / 42.99972°N 82.30944°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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  CYZR Location in Ontario | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Canadian Airport Charts[2]: 376 Environment Canada[3] Airport website[4] | |||||||||||||||
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 aircraft with no more than 30 passengers.[1]
Scheduled flights to Sarnia ceased in 2020 when the Air Canada Express service to Toronto Pearson Airport was withdrawn amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Canadian Airport Charts" (PDF). NAV CANADA. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ^ "Sarnia Chris Hadfield Airport". 12 July 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Kula, Tyler (March 26, 2020). "Air Canada flights ending in Sarnia". Sarnia Observer. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ Irvine, Sean (October 25, 2021). "From the skies to space: Report on relaunching Sarnia's airport". CTV News. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
External links edit
- Official website
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Sarnia (Chris Hadfield) Airport from Nav Canada as available.
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