Chibougamau/Chapais Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Chibougamau/Chapais Airport
IATA = YMT
ICAO = CYMT
type = Public
owner = Government of Quebec
operator = Government of Quebec
city-served = Chibougamau,Chapais,Ouje-Bougoumou,Mistissini
location = Chibougamau, Quebec
elevation-f = 1,270
elevation-m = 387
coordinates = coord|49|46|19|N|074|31|41|W|type:airport|display=inline
website =
r1-number = 05/23
r1-length-f = 6,496
r1-length-m = 1,980
r1-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft Movements
stat1-data = 4,723
footnotes = Source: Canada Flight SupplementCFS]
Movements from Statistics Canada. [http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/en/Report/tp577/vol2/51-210-XIE2008001.pdf Aircraft Movement Statistics: Airports Without Air Traffic Control Towers (TP 577)] ]

Chibougamau/Chapais Airport Airport codes|YMT|CYMT is located convert|10.7|NM|abbr=on|lk=in southwest of Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada, or about halfway to Chapais along Route 113.

Airlines and destinations

*Air Creebec (Montreal, Nemaska, Roberval)

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. The National Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating at the accident this time.

References

External links

* [http://www.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=10&ap_id=315 Page about this airport] on COPA's "Places to Fly" airport directory