Attawapiskat Airport

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Attawapiskat Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Operator Government of Ontario
Location Attawapiskat, Ontario
Time zone EST (UTC−05:00)
  Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation  AMSL 30 ft / 9 m
Coordinates 52°55′39″N082°25′55″W / 52.92750°N 82.43194°W / 52.92750; -82.43194 Coordinates: 52°55′39″N082°25′55″W / 52.92750°N 82.43194°W / 52.92750; -82.43194
Map
Canada Ontario location map 2.svg
Airplane silhouette.svg
CYAT
Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
06/243,4951,065Gravel

Attawapiskat Airport( IATA : YAT, ICAO : CYAT) is an airport adjacent to the Attawapiskat First Nation in Ontario, Canada.

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Facilities

A small building at the airport housing the airport offices. There are no hangars, and aircraft are parked in the apron area off the runway. Limited parking is located next to the airport building.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Creebec Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Moosonee, Peawanuck, Timmins [2]
Thunder Airlines Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Moosonee, Peawanuck, Timmins [3]

Note: Other private small airplanes/airlines (e.g. Wabusk Air, Bushland Airways Ltd., Wasaya Airways) provide services or cargo to Attawapiskat and other locations only. Air Creebec offers fixed wing air ambulance transfer to Ontario or Quebec. Thunder Air is an air ambulance contractor with ORNGE.

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References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Air Creebec
  3. Thunder Airlines