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Saint John Airport is an Airport located 8 Nautical Mile s (14.8 km) east northeast of Saint John , New Brunswick , Canada . Part of the National Airports System , it is owned by Transport Canada and operated by Saint John Airport Inc. Saint John Airport was officially opened on 8 January 1952, although several aircraft — including at least one scheduled flight — had already landed at the airport by then. AIRLINES AND NONSTOP DESTINATIONS
HISTORY ''Taken directly from the Saint John Airport website '' The Department Of Transport agreed to construct a new airport which would be operated and maintained by The City of Saint John. The agreement was signed on March 20 , 1950 , but the actual construction began in March 1949 . One year later runway 05-23 was completed measuring 5500 feet long and 200 feet wide. Soon after, runway 14-32 was completed measuring 5100 feet long. The first aircraft to land was actually during construction on runway 05-23. Pilot James Wade landed his Cessna plane on a rough gravel surface. His passengers included Senator Riley and V.I.P.'S. In February of 1950, the first night landing was made by an RCAF Dakota . The actual first scheduled flight to the new Saint John Airport was a Maritime Central Airways DC-3 piloted by Captain Jones of Apohaqui on August 11 , 1951 . The terminal building started construction in 1951 and a mobile ticket unit was used during construction. The official opening of the airport was the same day the Air Terminal Building was opened, January 8 , 1952 . The facility came to be known as the Turnbull Airfield. Mr. W.R. Turnbull of Rothesay, N.B. was a pioneer in the aeronautical research and invention fields. " Wallace Rupert Turnbull " was born in Saint John, studied engineering at Cornell University and the University Of Heidelberg , and in 1901 established his own business in Rothesay as a consulting engineer. In order to conduct his extensive aeronautical research, Turnbull built a Wind Tunnel - the first in Canada - in his own workshop. His research eventually led him to invent the first practical variable-pitch Propeller in the world. The variable-pitch propeller was a significant development, as it allowed for in-flight adjustments of the propeller blades to the different angles required for efficient take-off, climbing, cruising, and landing. REFERENCES
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