🇨🇦 St Thomas Municipal Airport

The St. Thomas Municipal Airport (IATA: YQS, ICAO: CYQS) is a public airport located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) east of St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada). It serves the general aviation needs of the area and is operated by the Municipality of St. Thomas),.

Type of facility and operations: The 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, handling general aviation aircraft with no more than 15 passengers),. It operates 363 days a year, closing only on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, and does not have scheduled flight service, primarily handling chartered flights. Services include full fuel service (jet fuel and Avgas), fixed-wing single and multi-engine charters, a flight school, aircraft maintenance and repair facilities, and Canada Customs & Immigration services,. The airport can accommodate all corporate jets built today and the largest aircraft used by the Canadian Armed Forces, though it is best suited for Dash 8-300s and Short S360s for repetitive use,. It operates in uncontrolled airspace with a UNICOM service during working hours),.

Notable features or history: Established in 1941, it initially served as an air training base for the British Commonwealth Air Training Program (BCATP) and was operated by the Department of National Defence until the late 1940s),. The City of St. Thomas purchased the airport in 1970),. The main east-west runway (09/27) was expanded to 5,050 ft (1,539 m) in 1982),. The airport hosts the Great Lakes International Airshow, a two-day event featuring classic and modern aircraft,.

Current status: The airport has three runways: 03/21 (2,607 ft asphalt), 09/27 (5,013 ft asphalt), and 15/33 (2,610 ft asphalt)),. The main runway is 5,050 ft (1,539 m) long. It has four IFR approaches,). The airport maintains its property through agricultural, commercial, and general aviation leases, as well as fuel sales and aviation services. Dale Arndt is the Airport Superintendent,.

*Sources researched: stthomas.ca, en.wikipedia.org, ingsmagazine.com, businessairnews.com, metar-taf.com*