Hudson Bay Airport Explained

Hudson Bay Airport
Iata:YHB
Icao:CYHB
Type:Public
Operator:Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure
Location:RM of Hudson Bay No. 394, near Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan
Timezone:CST
Elevation-F:1,178
Coordinates:52.8183°N -102.3111°W
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Label:CYHB
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Saskatchewan
Pushpin Relief:yes
Website:Town of Hudson Bay
R1-Number:06/24
R1-Length-F:5,001
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Footnotes:Sources: Canada Flight Supplement

Hudson Bay Airport is located 4NM south-east of Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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.

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.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Press Release - $2.6 MILLION INVESTED IN HUDSON BAY AIRPORT . Government of Saskatchewan . 2011-08-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110925210740/http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=af33ccd3-d5fd-45ff-a471-2cba36b841f9 . 2011-09-25.