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  2. Flight Information Centre - Wikipedia

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    In Canada, 5 FICs have replaced some of the Flight Service Stations. 54 Flight Service Stations remain in operation, mainly at mandatory frequency airports. The FIC concept was conceived from a program begun in the 1990s by Transport Canada, and continued by Nav Canada after the company's inception in 1996. The original plan had a 20-year span ...

  3. Nav Canada - Wikipedia

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    The company employs approximately 1,900 air traffic controllers (ATCs), 650 [3] flight service specialists (FSSs) and 700 technologists. It has been responsible for the safe, orderly and expeditious flow of air traffic in Canadian airspace since November 1, 1996 when the government transferred the ANS from Transport Canada to Nav Canada.

  4. Flight service station - Wikipedia

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    The Lone Rock Flight Service Station from 1928 to 1985, in the EAA Aviation Museum. A flight service station (FSS) [1] is an air traffic facility that provides information and services to aircraft pilots before, during, and after flights, but unlike air traffic control (ATC), is not responsible for giving instructions or clearances or providing separation.

  5. Canadian airspace - Wikipedia

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    Canadian CF-18 escorts Soviet Tu-95 bomber, 1987. Canadian airspace is the region of airspace above the surface of the Earth within which Canada has jurisdiction. It falls within a region roughly defined as either the Canadian land mass, the Canadian Arctic or the Canadian archipelago, and areas of the high seas. [1]

  6. Kenora Airport - Wikipedia

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    Kenora Airport (IATA: YQK, ICAO: CYQK) is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) east northeast of Kenora, Ontario, Canada.The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on a call-out basis from the Fort Frances-International Falls International Bridge.

  7. Campbell River Airport - Wikipedia

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    Campbell River Airport (IATA: YBL, ICAO: CYBL) is located 4.5 nautical miles (8.3 km; 5.2 mi) south of the city of Campbell River, British Columbia, Canada.. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency.

  8. Smithers Airport - Wikipedia

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    NavCanada operates a Flight Service Station at Smithers Airport. Staffed hours of operations were cut on April 8, 2010 from 24 hours a day to 13 hours in the winter and 16 hours in the summer. Staffed hours of operation: June 1 - September 30, 1300-0500 UTC; October 1 - May 31, 1500-0400 UTC (1400-0300 UTC during daylight saving time)

  9. Gander Automated Air Traffic System - Wikipedia

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    Nav Canada shares control of this airspace with its United Kingdom counterpart, the National Air Traffic Services (NATS). The GAATS technology is now used by NATS’ Shanwick Oceanic Control with Nav Canada and the UK ANS provider collaborating on flight management for the whole of North Atlantic airspace.