Chibougamau/Chapais Airport

Chibougamau/Chapais Airport (IATA: YMT, ICAO: CYMT) is located 10.7 nautical miles (19.8 km; 12.3 mi) southwest of Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada, or about halfway to Chapais along Route 113.

Chibougamau/Chapais Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorTransports Québec
ServesChibougamau, Chapais, Ouje-Bougoumou, Mistissini
LocationChibougamau, Quebec
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL1,270 ft / 387 m
Coordinates49°46′19″N 074°31′41″W
Map
CYMT
Location in Quebec
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 6,495 1,980 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements6,974

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air Creebec Chisasibi, Eastmain, Montreal–Trudeau, Nemaska, Waskaganish, Wemindji

Incidents

On October 25, 2007 at approximately 0900 local. 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. Speculations as to the cause of the accident was the visibility at the airport. It was 1.5SM and a ceiling of 500 feet.

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Total aircraft movements by class of operation


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