Pilot Information
Nav Canada
Canada's civil air navigation services provider. NAV Canada provides air traffic control, flight information, weather briefings, airport advisories and other important information regarding navigation. Click here to visit NAV Canada main home page.
Canadian Flight Supplement (CFS) Airport Data
Click here to download the Airport Information page for pilots in pdf format.
NOTAMs
Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) are issued by the aviation authorities to inform pilots of new or changed aeronautical facilities, services, procedures or hazards. Link to NAV Canada Collaborative Flight Planning Services (CFPS)
Airport Operations
Airport Services: Please note that AvGas is only available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, closed Saturdays and Sundays.
Customs
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Customs clearance is available at the North Bay Jack Garland Airport for aircraft with 15 people or less. The hours of service is Monday-Friday, 08:00- 16:00 (8:00am to 4:00pm), excluding holidays. Details of the services offered can be found on the CBSA website or by contacting 705-472-8008.
After hours Customs clearance service for aircraft with less than 15 people is available on a cost recovery basis. Please contact the local CBSA office for cost details.
Aircraft with more than 15 people may be accommodated with advanced arrangements.
Custom service for special charters may be available subject to prior arrangements being made with CBSA and the Airport Authority.
Canada Customs
Local Number: 705-472-8008
Toll Free (within 705 area exchange): 1-800-223-0442
CANPASS: 1-888-CANPASS (226-7277)
Noise Exposure Forecast (NEF) Zone
As the airport was at the heart of an air force base, North Bay has a generous noise exposure forecasts (NEF) with a contour area of twenty two square kilometers. The North Bay Jack Garland Airport offers 24-hour unlimited access, with no curfew restrictions. The NEF is produced to encourage compatible land use planning in the vicinity of airports. NEFs are approved contours and Transport Canada will support them to the level of accuracy of the input data.
NEFs are made available to local governments and CMHC for use in conjunction with Transport Canada's recommended Land Use Table, which will enable planners to provide compatible land use in the vicinity of airports over the short term.
TEST corridors
North Bay's Jack Garland Airport is an ideal location for aerospace testing and evaluation programs. It offers:
- runways that accommodate all aircraft types; main one is 10,004ft followed by second runway at 4,492ft;
- operational schedules that can accommodate intensive periods of runway use;
- ample ground facilities;
- weather conditions that (seasonally) can be representative of almost any airport in the world;
- reserved Flight-test airspace.
North Bay is home to many aerospace testing programs. Since 1996 we have been participating in the International Runway Friction Index Testing Program with Transport Canada, NASA, FAA, NRC and several European countries.
The congestion-free North Bay Airport is an ideal location for your next aerospace testing program.
North Bay serves as a base to many companies and organizations utilizing the Toronto Test Area. With scheduled passenger flights totaling 8 per day, this leaves a tremendous amount of free air space above the municipally-owned airport.
| Area Z | FL 180 |
| YTS 147R | |
| 0-130 DME |
Areas 1 & 2 are Buffer Zone
| Area Y | 6000 ASL |
| YSO 025R | |
| 80-172 DME |
| Area X | 6000 ASL |
| YSO 025R | |
| 25-70 DME |
