Chibougamau/Chapais Airport Explained

Chibougamau/Chapais Airport
Iata:YMT
Icao:CYMT
Wmo:71822
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:Transports Québec
City-Served:Chibougamau, Chapais, Ouje-Bougoumou, Mistissini
Location:Chibougamau, Quebec
Timezone:EST
Summer:EDT
Elevation-F:1,270
Coordinates:49.7719°N -74.5281°W
Pushpin Map:Canada Quebec
Pushpin Label:CYMT
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Quebec
R1-Number:04/22
R1-Length-F:6,495
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat1-Data:6,974
Footnotes:Source: Canada Flight Supplement
Movements from Statistics Canada.[1]

Chibougamau/Chapais Airport is located 10.7NM southwest of Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada, or about halfway to Chapais along Route 113.

Incidents

On October 25, 2007 at approximately 0900 local time, a Beech King Air 100A operating as "Cree" 501 crashed on approach into Chibougamau (CYMT). Both pilots were fatally injured. No passengers were on board. It was speculated that the cause of the accident was the visibility at the airport, which was 1.5SM with a ceiling of 500 feet.

References

  1. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/51-210-x/2011001/t001-eng.htm Total aircraft movements by class of operation

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