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, but 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.[4]
Runway 15/33 has been listed as closed since at least August 2017. The current NOTAM indicates that it was supposed to reopen in August 2020.[5]
Historical aerodrome informationedit
In approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as "RCAF Aerodrome - St. Thomas, Ontario" at 42°46′N81°07′W / 42.767°N 81.117°W / 42.767; -81.117 with a variation of 5 degrees west and elevation of 760 ft (230 m). The field was listed as "all hard surfaced" and had three runways listed as follows:[6]
Runway name
Length
Width
Surface
15/33
2,600 ft (790 m)
100 ft (30 m)
Hard surfaced
9/27
2,600 ft (790 m)
100 ft (30 m)
Hard surfaced
3/21
2,600 ft (790 m)
100 ft (30 m)
Hard surfaced
BCATP buildings from 1941edit
Pumphouse
Hangar, apron side
Hangar, furnace end
Hangar, doors
Referencesedit
^ abCanada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^"Total aircraft movements by class of operation". Statcan.gc.ca. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
^McGrath, T.M. (1992). History of Canadian Airports (2nd ed.). Ottawa: Lugus Publications in co-operation with Transport Canada. ISBN0-921633-11-4.
^Transport Canada TP 577 - Aircraft Movement Statistics Annual Report 2006 August 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^Staff writer (c. 1942). Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol. 1. Royal Canadian Air Force. p. 164.
April 11, 2024
thomas, municipal, airport, ontario, thomas, municipal, airport, iata, icao, cyqs, located, nautical, miles, east, thomas, ontario, canada, small, airport, serving, general, aviation, needs, area, established, 1941, training, base, british, commonwealth, train. 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 It 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 amp Gunnery School Fingal Ontario It has six runways and four IFR approaches 3 St Thomas Municipal AirportIATA YQSICAO CYQSSummaryAirport typePublicOperatorMunicipality of St ThomasLocationSt Thomas OntarioTime zoneEST UTC 05 00 Summer DST EDT UTC 04 00 Elevation AMSL779 ft 237 mCoordinates42 46 12 N 081 06 35 W 42 77000 N 81 10972 W 42 77000 81 10972Websitehttps www stthomas ca living here airportMapCYQSLocation in OntarioShow map of OntarioCYQSCYQS Canada Show map of CanadaRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m03 21 2 607 795 Asphalt09 27 5 013 1 528 Asphalt15 33 2 610 796 AsphaltStatistics 2006 Aircraft movements944Source Canada Flight Supplement 1 Movements from Statistics Canada 2 Map of the airportThe airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency CBSA on a call out basis from the London International Airport CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only with no more than 15 passengers 1 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 but 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 4 Runway 15 33 has been listed as closed since at least August 2017 The current NOTAM indicates that it was supposed to reopen in August 2020 5 Historical aerodrome information editIn approximately 1942 the aerodrome was listed as RCAF Aerodrome St Thomas Ontario at 42 46 N 81 07 W 42 767 N 81 117 W 42 767 81 117 with a variation of 5 degrees west and elevation of 760 ft 230 m The field was listed as all hard surfaced and had three runways listed as follows 6 Runway name Length Width Surface15 33 2 600 ft 790 m 100 ft 30 m Hard surfaced9 27 2 600 ft 790 m 100 ft 30 m Hard surfaced3 21 2 600 ft 790 m 100 ft 30 m Hard surfacedBCATP buildings from 1941 edit nbsp Pumphouse nbsp Hangar apron side nbsp Hangar furnace end nbsp Hangar doorsReferences edit a b Canada Flight Supplement Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020 Total aircraft movements by class of operation Statcan gc ca 2012 12 19 Retrieved 2013 10 02 McGrath T M 1992 History of Canadian Airports 2nd ed Ottawa Lugus Publications in co operation with Transport Canada ISBN 0 921633 11 4 Transport Canada TP 577 Aircraft Movement Statistics Annual Report 2006 Archived August 9 2007 at the Wayback Machine NOTAM CYQS Nav Canada Staff writer c 1942 Pilots Handbook of Aerodromes and Seaplane Bases Vol 1 Royal Canadian Air Force p 164 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title St Thomas Municipal Airport Ontario amp oldid 1115352279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
