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Customs services and Immigration

The Aéroport Saguenay-Bagotville is listed as an airport of entry for Canada and is designated "AOE/30".

The services offered by the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) are available by request for all international flights where the flight capacity does not exceed 30 occupants, including crew members. Arrangements to use these services must be made 48 hours before the date of arrival.

Procedures

• For non-commercial flights of 15 occupants and less (passengers and crew) arriving during regular customs service hours, Monday to Friday, 8 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. (excluding holidays), please contact the Telephone Reporting Center (TRC) of CBSA, toll-free telephone number (1-888-226-7277) at least 2 hours and at the most 48 hours before scheduled arrival time.      

• For international non-commercial flights of 15 occupants and less (passengers and crew) arriving during regular customs service hours, Monday to Friday, 8 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. (excluding holidays), please contact the TRC at following number (long-distance charges will apply):
  905-679-2073 at least 2 hours and at most 48 hours before scheduled arrival time.    

• For cross-border and international flights between 16 and 30 occupants (passengers and crew) and all commercial flights, a request for services must be submitted to the local CBSA office (tel.: 418-698-5732, fax: 418-698-5509) or by email at least 48 hours before scheduled arrival time and must include the following information: 
  
  1. Last name and name of each occupant (passengers and crew members)
  2. Date of Birth
  3. Nationality
  4. Passport Number
  5. Scheduled Arrival Date and Time
  6. Aircraft Number or Registration
  7. Special goods and luggage such as firearms or valuable gifts (this list is not exhaustive).

The regular hours of customs services are Monday to Friday, 8 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. (excluding holidays). For any requests for customs clearance outside of these hours, contact your local CBSA office during business hours (tel.: 418-698-5732, fax: 418-698-5509) or by email, at least 48 hours in advance*. If services are provided outside of CBSA’s regular business hours, they will be subject to cost recovery.

* Note: The CBSA is not always able to offer a customs clearance service, even if the client is willing to pay the cost recovery fees, hence the importance of contacting them in advance.

All aircraft wishing to land at the Aéroport Saguenay-Bagotville must secure ground handling services prior to arrival (handling mandatory).
The TSAS company is the authorized service provider of a variety of services for aircraft, passengers and aircrews.  AVjet is the authorized fuel provider.

Passenger Services

• Ticketing / Passenger check-in
• Arrivals / departures
• Baggage handling
• Special services

Crew Services

• Pilot lounge

Ground Handling

• Aircraft marshalling and aircraft parking assistance
• Upload and deload of baggages and cargo
• Aircraft cleaning
• De-icing services
• Air Start units (GPU or other)
• Refuelling (JetA & 100LL fuel)

Cargo

• Cargo shipment services

   Airport fees

• Airport fees 2025 (PDF document) 

Airport of Entry

The Aéroport Saguenay-Bagotville has been designated an airport of entry into the country (AOE/30). This is what allows the airport to welcome directly any international flight where the capacity does not exceed 30 occupants on board, including the crew. As such, any aircraft arriving from international locations that meet the CBSA requirements for customs could receive their services.

Arrangements must be made 48 hours prior to ETA with CBSA by calling 1-888-226-7277. 

Drones

More and more people are using unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), sometimes called UAS or drones. Before you fly your UAV, make sure you understand the rules for operating such a device and follow them. Remember that you can not fly your drone closer than 9km from any airport. Also, make sure that you get the authorization and permission required. More info

•   Flying an unmanned aircraft? You may need permission from Transport Canada

When planning a flight within the CYBG controlled airspace, the UAV operator must send via email and at least 48 hours in advance a request to get authorization from the Operations Centre of CFB Bagotville with the following information:

• (Date), (local time of the flight);
• (Altitude AGL max);
• Provide a copy of the operator’s permit/certificate.

NOTICE :  Please take note that direct arrival at the Aéroport Saguenay-Bagotville is suspended for an indeterminate period in order to be compliant with the Canadian government restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Code IATA : YBG | Code OACI : CYBG

Elevation : 522 feet (159 meters)

Global positioning : 48° 19′ 50″ Nord / 70° 59′ 47″ Ouest (NAD 83)

Time zone : Estern Standard Time / UTC -5 (-4 Daylight saving time)

Managers:
The aerodrome and its NAV Aids are operated by the Department of National Defense (DND).
The civilian portion of the airport area around the Saguenay-Bagotville terminal is under the responsibility of Promotion Saguenay.

Commercial and charter flights accepted / PPR mandatory 48 hours in advance: 418-677-7342 or email : 

Runway :

Help with navigation : 
ILS/DME runway 29
ILS Radar runway 29
ILS/DME runway 11
NDB runway 11
RNAV/GNSS runways 11-29 et 18-36

SLIA : Five

Customs : AOE/30  

Hours of operation (control tower) : 

24h/24 7 days

Hours of operation of the civilian terminal : 
Security agents present 24/7

Monday to Friday : 03h30 à 00h00
Saturday : 03h30 à 19h30
Sunday : 07h00 à 00h00

Download technical data in PDF format.

Weather : view NAV CANADA weather data.