Chibougamau/Chapais Airport

Airport in Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

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Chibougamau/Chapais Airport
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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
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CYMT
Location in Quebec
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 6,495 1,980 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements6,974
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Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Air Creebec Montreal–Trudeau, Nemaska
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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.

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