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Kingston Norman Rogers Airport

Kingston, Canada

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Kingston Norman Rogers Airport

Kingston, Canada
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Eastern Ontario's gateway airport serving Kingston and region.

Opened
1940
Location
Kingston, Canada
Kingston Norman Rogers Airport (IATA: YGK, ICAO: CYGK) is a small regional airport located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It serves as the primary commercial and general aviation facility for the Kingston area, a city situated between Toronto and Ottawa along the north shore of Lake Ontario. The airport is owned and operated by the City of Kingston and handles limited scheduled passenger service alongside significant general aviation, charter, and military-related traffic. Its proximity to Canadian Forces Base Kingston and Royal Military College of Canada contributes to its operational profile. Named in honour of Norman Rogers, a Kingston-born federal politician who died in a 1940 aircraft accident while serving as Canada's Minister of National Defence, the airport has modest but functional infrastructure suited to regional connectivity.
Terminals
The airport features a single small terminal building handling all commercial passenger and general aviation arrivals and departures.
Getting to & from
Ground transport to downtown Kingston is primarily by taxi or private vehicle, as regular public transit service to the airport is limited.
Airlines here
Air Canada Express (operated by Jazz Aviation) has historically provided scheduled service connecting Kingston to Toronto Pearson International Airport.
Notable facts
  • ›Named after Norman Rogers, Canada's Minister of National Defence, who died in an aircraft accident in 1940.
  • ›Located approximately 8 kilometres northwest of downtown Kingston, Ontario.
  • ›Serves as an important facility for general aviation and flight training in the region.
  • ›Kingston is home to Queen's University, Royal Military College, and Canadian Forces Base Kingston, all generating airport demand.
  • ›The airport has a single paved runway (runway 01/19) capable of handling small regional aircraft.
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Kingston Norman Rogers Airport
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Kingston Norman Rogers Airport or YGK Airport, also known as Kingston Airport, is the main airport serving Kingston, Ontario and its metropolitan area. The airport is named after Norman McLeod Rogers, Minister of Labour and then National Defence in prime minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's cabinet. Located 4.3 nautical miles west of downtown Kingston, Ontario, in the west end of the city, it is the largest airport in the region, in 2019 it was reported that 70,000 people travel through the airport each year. It is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency who can handle aircraft with up to 30 passengers.

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