Norman Rogers Airport (CYGK/YGK) is an airport located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The airport is named after former Liberal MP Norman Rogers (Kingston and the Islands 1935-1940), Minister of Labour and Transport in Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's cabinet. Rogers died in a plane crash in 1940.

History

The Kingston airport was built in 1940 and transferred to City control in 1972. During World War II, the airport was part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Program, and a decommissioned yellow Harvard aircraft now stands on a pedestal in front of the terminal building to commemorate that role.

Operations

Air Canada Jazz offers regular scheduled air service between the airport and Toronto/Pearson. The airport also supports a large amount of general aviation traffic including air ambulance service, charter, flight training, and general recreational flying. As the only public airport to offer an ILS approach along the corridor between Montreal and Toronto, the Kingston airport is an important alternate during low weather conditions.

Airport details

Ownership: City of Kingston Area: 3.015 km² (745 acres) Runways: 2,; main runway is 1,524 m (5,000 ft)

References

• Official web site
• Satellite picture