Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport

CA Flag

IATA: YQY

ICAO: CYQY

TC: CYQY


METAR: METAR CYQY 091700Z 27018KT 15SM FEW039 FEW210 16/07 A2978 RMK CU1CI1 SLP088 DENSITY ALT 600FT

TAF: TAF CYQY 091740Z 0918/1006 26015G25KT P6SM FEW040 SCT210 BECMG 0920/0921 25008G18KT FM092100 25008G18KT P6SM SCT030 BKN090 TEMPO 0921/1004 P6SM -SHRA BKN030 OVC070 PROB30 0921/1003 VRB15G32KT 2 1/2SM TSRA BR FEW006 BKN020CB OVC050 FM100400 29008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN060 RMK NXT FCST BY 100000Z

Reporting Station: CYQY (0.3 NM at True Heading of 6)
Visibility: 15SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1008.5
Temperature: 16 C (60.8 F)
Dewpoint: 7 C (44.6 F)

Location

Latitude: 
46-09-40 N (46.161072)
Longitude: 
60-02-59 W (-60.049759)
Elevation: 
203 feet MSL (62 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
16.6 W (as of October 2026 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -4.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -3.0 (Daylight Savings Time)

Contacts

Manager: 
: 
Helen MacInnis
P.O. Box 4521
Reserve Mines, Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia B1A 1 L2
Commissionaire: 902-564-7723 Administration: 902-564-7720 Manager of Operations:  902-577-0497 customercare@sydneyairport.ca
JA Douglas McCurdy Sydney Airport
280 Silver Dart Way
Sydney, Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia B1M 1B8
902-564-7720

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1203 feet (367 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.9
CTAF/UNICOM:  122.7
CTAF:  122.9
CTAF/UNICOM:  122.8
CTAF/UNICOM:  122.8
CTAF:  122.9
CTAF/UNICOM:  123.05
DAYTON RDO:  116.7
CTAF/UNICOM:  122.8
RDO:  122
CHARLOTTETOWN RDO:  122
CTAF/UNICOM:  122.8
CTAF/UNICOM:  122.8
CLNC DEL:  119.45
VALDOSTA APP/DEP:  119.525
MANSFIELD APP/DEP:  124.2
JACKSONVILLE APP/DEP:  127
COLUMBUS APP/DEP:  120.2
INDIANAPOLIS APP:  121.1
INDIANAPOLIS DEP:  31.78
AWOS 3:  118.125
AWOS 3:  118.425
MONCTON CNTR:  118.6
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field: 
FSS Name (ID):  Charlottetown Tower 122.0
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Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

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Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

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Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 06/24
18/36
Longest Runway: 06/24 is 7070 ft (2155 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

YQY Airport Runway Details

Runway 06/24  7070 ft x 200 ft (2155 m x 61 m)
Runway Edge Lights:  Yes Intensity

Runway 06

Runway 24

Elevation: 
194 194
Latitude: 
46.15380096435 46.16719818115
Longitude: 
-60.06119918823 -60.04109954833
Runway True Alignment: 
46 226
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

Runway 18/36  5997 ft x 150 ft (1828 m x 46 m)
Runway Edge Lights:  Yes Intensity

Runway 18

Runway 36

Elevation: 
191 188
Latitude: 
46.16889953613 46.15250015258
Longitude: 
-60.04219818115 -60.03580093383
Runway True Alignment: 
164.9 344.9
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

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