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Nanaimo Airport (Nanaimo-Collishaw Air Terminal) YCD / CYCD

Nanaimo (Cassidy), British Columbia · Canada · Nanaimo Airport Commission
360kpax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATACYCD / YCD
OperatorNanaimo Airport Commission
Coordinates49.0544°N, 123.8700°W
Elevation92 ft · 28 m
Time zonePT (UTC-8/-7 DST)
Passengers / yr359,525 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded
AIP referenceCYCD — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursUncontrolled aerodrome (no tower); Mandatory Frequency (MF) airport, unattended overnight. Enex Aviation Services FBO/fuel: daily approx. 0500-1900 local (1200-0200Z DST), self-serve fuel available outside those hours, call-out (•••. Customs (AOE) by prior notice, phone •••; no published curfew.
TerminalsSingle passenger terminal (Nanaimo-Collishaw Air Terminal, named 1999 for WWI flying ace Raymond Collishaw); $14.5M Phase 1 expansion (groundbreaking 2018, completed Feb 2020) increased terminal footprint ~60% and screening capacity from 100 to 1,000 pax/hr; guided by a 20-year Master Development Plan approved 2016 for further phased growth.
Runways (1)
  • 16/34 · 2,012 m / 6,602 ft · 46 m wide · Grooved Asphalt · ILS ILS on RWY 16
Airport contact
Serves Nanaimo and central Vancouver Island with scheduled service from Air Canada/Air Canada Express, WestJet/WestJet Encore, and Pacific Coastal Airlines to Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, and seasonally Toronto; located south of the city near Cassidy, roughly 18 km from downtown Nanaimo.

Services

Available On request / PPR Seasonal / ageing Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling Available · 3 providers
Canwest
Canwest is named directly on Nanaimo Airport's official Air Services page as one of two ground handlers currently offering ramp/ground-handling services to airlines at YCD, with the exact contact email confirmed on that page; full corporate name beyond the airport listing is unconfirmed.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
United Ramp Incorporated (URI)
United Ramp Incorporated (URI) is named directly on Nanaimo Airport's official Air Services page as one of the two current YCD ground handlers, with the exact contact email confirmed on that page; the company independently states it has supplied ground handling and customer service to commercial airline carriers at Nanaimo since 2012, alongside operations in Edmonton, AB and Prince Rupert, BC.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Executive Aviation
Executive Aviation, a national ground-handling company operating at roughly 20 Canadian airports, lists Nanaimo among its currently served British Columbia stations and has an active job posting recruiting a Ground Handler for the Nanaimo Airport 'Below the Wing' role; its published capability set includes above-wing (check-in, ticketing, boarding, baggage) and below-wing (fueling coordination, loading/unloading, stairs, pushback/towing, potable water, lavatory servicing, ground power, air-start) services. Note: Nanaimo Airport's own Air Services page names only two ground handlers, Canwest and United Ramp Incorporated, so Executive Aviation's status is not corroborated by that specific official list, only by the company's own current Nanaimo-specific hiring activity.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel Available · 2 providers
ENEX Aviation Services Ltd. (Enex Fuels Ltd)
Enex Aviation Services (Enex Fuels Ltd) is the main-apron FBO/fuel seller at Nanaimo Airport, per the airport's own pilot-information page offering both self-serve and full-serve Jet A and 100LL avgas; FBO directories (Business Air News, FlightAware) list operating hours, but the airport's pilot-info page itself publishes no hours and no source substantiates claims of cabinet outages or call-out fees, so those specifics are not asserted. · 6:00 AM-6:00 PM, 7 days a week, per FBO directory listing (Business Air News / FlightAware, coded 'S-S' i.e. Sunday-Saturday); not independently confirmed by the airport's own page.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Nanaimo Flying Club
Nanaimo Flying Club operates a card-activated self-serve 100LL avgas kiosk at its clubhouse on the airside apron at CYCD (3440 Spitfire Road, Cassidy), with separate member and non-member pricing; the club's own fuel page documents a temporary shutdown of its pumps during a system upgrade, during which it directed pilots to Enex's main-apron facility as backup, with NFC member pricing honored there. · Advertised as 24/7 self-serve access, subject to periodic maintenance outages (confirmed by the club's own site).
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing Seasonal
Executive Aviation
Executive Aviation's published below-wing service list includes Type 1 and Type 4 aircraft de-icing/anti-icing plus external heat supply; this is a company-wide standard capability, not independently confirmed as station-specific to Nanaimo.
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Seasonal
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 line maintenance Available
Nanaimo Aircraft Maintenance Ltd.
Nanaimo Aircraft Maintenance Ltd. is a Transport Canada Approved Maintenance Organization operating from a hangar at Nanaimo-Collishaw (Cassidy) Airport, 3536 Spitfire Road, providing routine maintenance, repairs, and pre-purchase inspections for both piston and turbine aircraft, plus an emergency call-out service; office and cell numbers both independently confirmed via the company's own contact page.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance Not listed
Component shops & overhaul Not listed
Flight catering On request
ENEX Aviation Services Ltd. (Enex Fuels Ltd)
Aircraft catering at YCD is arranged through Enex Aviation with advance booking required, per the official airport pilot-information page.
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On request
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning On request
Executive Aviation
Executive Aviation offers interior aircraft grooming (galley and lavatory cleaning, waste removal, seat servicing, vacuuming, disinfecting) as a company-wide ground-services capability; not independently confirmed as station-specific to Nanaimo.
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On request
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment Not listed
Cargo handling Available
United Ramp Incorporated (URI)
URI's own stated service line includes cargo handling for airline customers, in addition to ramp and passenger ground handling, at its Nanaimo station.
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Available
Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security Not listed
Passenger & crew transport Not listed
Flight support Not listed
Hotel & travel Not listed