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Chicoutimi/Saint-Honoré Aerodrome
NAV CANADA control tower at Saint-Honore
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorTransports Québec
ServesChicoutimi, Quebec
LocationSaint-Honoré, Quebec
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL543 ft / 166 m
Coordinates48°31′15″N 071°03′02″W / 48.52083°N 71.05056°W / 48.52083; -71.05056
Map
CYRC is located in QuebecCYRCCYRCLocation in Quebec
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 3,734 1,138 Asphalt
12/30 6,085 1,855 Asphalt
18/36 3,597 1,096 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft movements106,087
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement
Movements from Statistics Canada

Chicoutimi/Saint-Honoré Aerodrome (ICAO: CYRC) is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) east southeast of Saint-Honoré and approximately 5.6 nautical miles (10.4 km; 6.4 mi) from Chicoutimi in Quebec, Canada.

History

The site, north of the Saguenay River, was selected by the Royal Canadian Air Force in the summer of 1941 and construction began shortly thereafter with the aerodrome opening in June 1942 as RCAF Station St-Honoré. It was operated as a sub-base to RCAF Station Bagotville and supported pilot training during the Second World War under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. It was closed on January 5, 1945 and was subsequently transferred to the local community after it ceased to have a military purpose. RCAF Station Bagotville was reactivated in 1951 as a training and operational base and continues to this day as CFB Bagotville.

Aerodrome

In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed at 48°31′N 71°03′W / 48.517°N 71.050°W / 48.517; -71.050 with a Var. 23 degrees E and elevation of 539 feet (164 m). All three runways were listed as "under construction" and detailed as follows:

Runway name Length Width Surface
7/25 4,200 feet (1,280 m) 150 feet (46 m) Asphalt
1/19 4,200 feet (1,280 m) 150 feet (46 m) Asphalt
13/31 5,100 feet (1,554 m) 150 feet (46 m) Asphalt

References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. "Aircraft movements, by class of operation, airports with NAV CANADA towers (2013-2017)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
  3. Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 1. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 77.

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