Airport Information
Southport Airport (Portage/Southport CYPG) is owned by Southport with a Transport Canada-approved air traffic control tower operated by Mid-West ATC Canada LTD.
Southport boasts a 24/7 public use facility with four well-maintained runways (see below), a large apron with a helipad, multiple navigational guidance systems, and runway lighting. Aircraft of various sizes are able to land at Southport.
| Primary Runway |
|---|
| 13R-31L – 2132 m by 45 m |
| Secondary Runways |
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| 13L-31R – 953 m by 30 m |
| 09-27 – 813 m by 30 m |
| 02-20 – 924 m by 45 m |
KF Aerospace – Defence Programs is the primary user of the airport, where Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilots are trained. RCAF students are trained on the C90 King Air, Grob G 120, 412 Griffin, and 206 Jet Ranger.
For additional details related to the airport, please refer to the Canada Flight Supplement.
The Canada Flight Supplement contains the following sections:
- General: Tables, legends, and associated information pertinent to the interpretation of the supplement.
- Aerodrome Directory: Data and sketches for Canadian aerodromes and heliports and selected aerodromes in the North Atlantic.
- Planning: Information for flight planning, characteristics of airspace, chart updating, flight restrictions, IFR routes, airway intersections, and chart distributors.
- Radio Navigation and Communications: Data for radio navigation aids and communication facilities.
- Military: Flight procedures and data, including sections on procedures for flight in the USA, North Atlantic and Alaska, air/ground communications, and military training routes/areas.
- Emergency: Emergency procedures.
