Summerside Airport

Summerside Airport CFB Summerside
File:R24 CYSU.jpg Short final, runway 24 in Summerside, PEI
IATA: YSU – ICAO: CYSU – WMO: 71702
Summary
Airport type	public
Operator	Slemon Park Corporation
Location	Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Time zone	AST (UTC−04:00)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC−03:00)
Elevation AMSL	56 ft / 17 m
Coordinates
Map
CYSU Location in Prince Edward Island
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 8,000 2,438 Asphalt
SourceS: Canada Flight Supplement Environment Canada

Summerside Airport (IATA: YSU, ICAO: CYSU) is located 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) north-northwest of Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

History

The airport was formerly a military field, established in 1940 as RCAF Station Summerside, changing its name to CFB Summerside in 1968. The base was active in training aircrews in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during World War II and hosting search and rescue (SAR) and coastal surveillance units during the Cold War. It was closed in 1990 and transferred to a local development authority named Slemon Park Corporation. The base property is now referred to as Slemon Park and the airfield has been named Summerside Airport. The airport is home to several aircraft maintenance companies, as well as a small general aviation community.

The Summerside Airport's airfield and terminal facilities are located in the township of Lot 17 and not in the city of Summerside proper; the municipal boundary is adjacent to the airport property with the city including the residential area of Slemon Park but not the airfield and industrial properties.

See also

• List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada

External links

• Official website