Saint John Airport
Saint John Airport
Saint John Airport (French: Aéroport de Saint-Jean; IATA: YSJ, ICAO: CYSJ) is a Canadian airport in Saint John, New Brunswick. Located about 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east northeast of Uptown Saint John, in an area formerly known as Clover Valley, the airport serves the city of Saint John, the Greater Saint John metropolitan area, and the southern region of New Brunswick. The airport, owned by Transport Canada, has been operated by the private non-profit corporation Saint John Airport Inc. since 1999. It is part of the National Airports System. In 2023, the terminal handled 175,000 passengers.
Location
45.316°N, 65.890°O · 109 m s. n. m. (357 ft)
General data
Runways · 2
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 2
Area control (center)
Flight information
Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.
History
Background
Plans for an airport in Saint John date back to 1928, when in July it was decided that the city would be the site of the province's first municipal airport. At that time, $100,000 was allocated for initial development, which was to occur shortly thereafter. From 1928 to 1951, the Saint John Municipal Airport, located in Millidgeville, served as the city's aviation hub.
By the early 1940s, city councillors recognized the need for a larger airport, evidenced by the increased presence, size, and traffic of aircraft during World War II. They sought help from the provincial government to build a new, larger airport. In 1943, the current airport site underwent an engineering survey, following the creation of a search commission on May 15, 1943. The site, located east of the city, was 719 hectares in size and was purchased by the city on February 26, 1946, for $200,000. In December 1951, the original airport closed, and its land was later used for suburban housing development.
Construction and opening
In March 1949, construction for the new airport began, although an agreement between the provincial government and the city was not finalized until March 20, 1950. On January 8, 1952, the Saint John Airport officially opened. Located on the eastern side of Loch Lomond Road, the airport was established in an area previously known as Clover Valley, which consisted of farmland and forestry prior to its development. The opening ceremony included preparations for a large air show to take place the following spring. The construction of the airport cost between $5 and $6 million.
Airlines operating here · 5
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Saint John Airport (YSJ). Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YSJ
MLA
“Saint John Airport (YSJ).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YSJ. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
Vuelopedia. “Saint John Airport (YSJ).” Fundación Poderia. Last modified October 15, 2026. https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YSJ.
Harvard
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BibTeX
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title = {{Saint John Airport (YSJ)}},
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date = {2026-10-15},
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howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YSJ}},
urldate = {2026-10-24},
note = {Accessed 2026-10-24}
}Wikipedia
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