Airports / Canada / YSJ
Saint John Airport
CYSJ / YSJSaint John, CanadaELEV 357 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
43 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fredericton International Airport (YFC) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Saint John Airport, listed as CYSJ / YSJ, is a mid-sized airport in Saint John, Canada. Field elevation is 357 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, YSJ is a home base: PAL Airlines operates from the field. The closest alternate fields are Fredericton International Airport (YFC, 43 nm), CFB Greenwood (YZX, 46 nm), and Digby / Annapolis Regional Airport (YDG, 46 nm).
Trip costs from YSJ are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from YSJ to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYSJ
IATA
YSJ
FAA / Local
CYSJ
Elevation
357 ft
Coordinates
45.3161° N · 65.8903° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 357 ft, YSJ sits lower than 70% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 43nmYFCFredericton International AirportFredericton
- 46nmYZXCFB GreenwoodGreenwood
- 46nmYDGDigby / Annapolis Regional AirportDigby
- 70nmYQMGreater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International AirportMoncton
- 90nmYQIYarmouth AirportYarmouth
- 93nmHULHoulton International AirportHoulton
Location
Open the full mapCYSJ · Saint John Airport · Saint John, Canada