Charlottetown, CA 🇨🇦 Medium Airport Scheduled Service
CYYG
YYG
160 ft
CA-PE
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Loading...GPS Code: CYYG
Local Code: Not available
Location: 46.290001° N, -63.121101° E
Continent: NA
Type: Medium Airport
Keywords: PEI
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| Designation | Length | Width | Surface | Status |
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03/21 |
7002 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Active Lighted |
10/28 |
7000 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Active Lighted |
| Type | Description | Frequency |
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| A/G | MF | 118.0 MHz |
| CNTR | MONCTON CNTR | 135.65 MHz |
| RDO | RDO | 118.0 MHz |
Taxis are readily available directly outside the arrivals exit of the terminal building. Services are metered, and vehicles are typically waiting to meet all arriving flights. Both cash and major credit cards are accepted.
Car rental counters for several major companies, including Avis, Budget, Enterprise, National, and Hertz, are located inside the air terminal building in the arrivals hall. It is strongly recommended to reserve a vehicle in advance, especially during the peak summer season. The rental car pickup lot is located just across from the terminal.
There is no direct public transit bus service to the Charlottetown Airport terminal. To connect with the local T3 Transit bus system, travelers must first take a taxi from the airport to the nearest bus stop in Charlottetown.
I flew in to PEI for four nights. As advertised, parking was free, with cables to tie down. The school is open 8-8, but they can provide a code to give you after-hours airside access. Fuel was not self-serve, and the instructors are often up flying with students, so fill up when you land if there's someone there -- it's not really an FBO (though the staff are friendly), but just a flying school that sells gas and gives away free parking. There was no multiweight oil available (just mineral oil -- apparently, that's all the school uses in its planes).
For Americans, note that this is a Mandatory Frequency (MF) airport, something that doesn't exist in the US. There's an FSS rather than a tower on the field, but you're still required to talk to it (though it doesn't issue clearances like a tower would).
177 BRACKLEY PT RD, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 6Y9 - (902) 892-7983
Information by phone, 2010-07-28: Parking is free. AvGas is available from 8 am to 5 pm local time (otherwise, there's a callout charge): there's a chance that everyone will be up flying with students, so it might be necessary to wait for service. Park at the tie-down cable, using the painted lines to find the spots.
Unfortunately, the big low-pressure system canceled the trip, especially since most of the pilots were VFR-only.
The Rockcliffe Flying Club from Ottawa to PEI on the weekend of 25-27 August 2007. I expect that everyone will be planning to land here at YYG.
The airport is a short taxi ride north of downtown Charlottetown -- it's been a few years, but I don't remember it being too expensive.