Hudson Bay Airport

Hudson Bay Airport (IATA: YHB, ICAO: CYHB) is located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) south-east of Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Hudson Bay Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMinistry of Highways & Infrastructure
LocationHudson Bay No. 394, near Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL1,178 ft / 359 m
Coordinates52°49′06″N 102°18′40″W
Websitehttp://www.townofhudsonbay.com/default.aspx?page=3
Map
CYHB is located in Saskatchewan
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Location in Saskatchewan
CYHB is located in Canada
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CYHB (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 5,001 1,524 Asphalt

Although no commercial airlines use the Hudson Bay Airport, many people fly there for recreation. It is also used as a base for the provinces Conair Firecat (Grunman G89) water bombers. The water bomber facilities include an 8,000 gallon fire retardant tank, two 10,000 gallon water storage tanks and 10,000 gallon fuel tanks.[2]

In 2011, the provincial government funded repaving of the main runway and constructing a new taxi-way (resulting in the closure of the 2000 ft smaller runway 10/28); these upgrades permit the water bomber fleet that use the airport to expand to also include the Convair 580 and Turbo Aero Commanders.[3]

See also

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Airport Description
  3. "Press Release - $2.6 MILLION INVESTED IN HUDSON BAY AIRPORT". Government of Saskatchewan. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
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