| Matane Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Town of Matane | ||||||||||
| Location | Matane, Quebec | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 103 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°51′23″N067°27′08″W / 48.85639°N 67.45222°W Coordinates: 48°51′23″N067°27′08″W / 48.85639°N 67.45222°W | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  CYME Location in Quebec | |||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement [1] | |||||||||||
Matane Airport, ( IATA : YME, ICAO : CYME), is located 2.5 nautical mile s (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) east of Matane, Quebec, Canada.
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
The ICAOairport code or location indicator is a four-letter code designating aerodromes around the world. These codes, as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators, are used by air traffic control and airline operations such as flight planning.
A nautical mile is a unit of measurement used in both air and marine navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters. Historically, it was defined as one minute of a degree of latitude. Today it is defined as exactly 1852 metres. The derived unit of speed is the knot, one nautical mile per hour.
