Sault Ste. Marie Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Sault Ste. Marie Airport


IATA = YAM
ICAO = CYAM
type = Public
owner =
operator = Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation
city-served =
location = Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
elevation-f = 630
elevation-m = 192
coordinates = Coord|46|29|06|N|084|30|34|W|region:CA-ON_type:airport
website = [http://www.saultairport.com/ www.SaultAirport.com]
r1-number = 04/22
r1-length-f = 6,000 | r1-length-m = 1,829
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 12/30
r2-length-f = 6,000
r2-length-m = 1,829
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft Movements
stat1-data = 56,216
footnotes = Sources: Canada Flight SupplementCFS]
Statistics from Transport Canada. [http://www.tc.gc.ca/pol/EN/Report/TP577/pdf/TP577_07.pdf Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007] ]

Sault Ste. Marie Airport, Airport codes|YAM|CYAM, is an international airport located convert|8.0|NM|abbr=on|lk=in west-southwest of the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada at the far eastern end of Lake Superior and the beginning of the St. Mary's River.

History

The Canadian government opened the airport in 1961 and operated it until 1998, when it handed control over to the newly-formed Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation (SSMADC) under the terms of the National Airports Policy. Of the 23 Ontario regional, local, or small airports handed over under the policy, the Sault Ste. Marie airport is the only one not affiliated with a municipality, since the city of Sault Ste. Marie declined to assume control. [ [http://www.saultairport.com/about.php Sault Ste. Marie Airport: About the Airport] ] In 2002, the SSMADC opened "Runway Park", an entertainment and recreation area, on unused airport property to help generate revenue to support the airport's operation.

Airlines and destinations

* Air Canada
** Air Canada Jazz (Toronto-Pearson)
* Bearskin Airlines (Ottawa [via North Bay and Sudbury] , Thunder Bay)
* Sunwing Airlines (Cancun [begins December 17] , Varadero [begins December 19] ) [ [http://www.sootoday.com/content/news/full_story.asp?StoryNumber=32388 Sault-to-Cuba direct flights start late this year] ] [ [http://www.sunwing.ca/newsstory.asp?id=148 welcome to... www.sunwing.ca ] ]

Operations

The Sault Ste. Marie airport has equipment to support instrument approaches for all-weather operation, as well as a NavCanada control tower and onsite flight service station. Its runways are designed to handle medium-sized transport jets such as the Douglas DC-9 and Boeing 737, though airlines currently serving the airport use turboprop commuter aircraft.

In 2007, the airport ranked 35th among Canadian airports for total number of aircraft movements (landing or taking off), with 56,216 movements. Of those, 27,421 were by itinerant aircraft, and 28,795 were local movements.

The airport is classifed as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle aircraft with no more than 30 passengers.

General aviation operations

The airport hosts the flight-training campus for Sault College as well as the "Soo Aviation" flying school, resulting in frequent training flights in the vicinity. It is also the site of the Ministry of Natural Resources Fire Management Centre. In addition to these, the Sault Ste. Marie airport has frequent medevac, business aviation, and charter operations. It is a frequent stopping point for private pilots.

ee also

* Sault Ste. Marie Water Aerodrome
* Sault Ste. Marie/Partridge Point Water Aerodrome

References

External links

* [http://www.saultairport.com/ Sault Ste. Marie Airport] (official site)
* [http://www.saultc.on.ca/Programs/4061.asp Sault College Aviation Technology]
* [http://www.sooaviation.com/ Soo Aviation]
* [http://www.runwaypark.com/ Runway Park]
*ASN|YAM