Manitowaning/Manitoulin East Municipal Airport

Manitowaning/Manitoulin East Municipal Airport, (IATA: YEM, ICAO: CYEM), is located 7.5 nautical miles (13.9 km; 8.6 mi) north of Manitowaning, Ontario, Canada.

Manitowaning/Manitoulin East Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTown of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands and the Township of Assiginack
OperatorManitoulin East Municipal Airport Commission
LocationManitowaning, Ontario
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
  Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL870 ft / 265 m
Coordinates45°50′33″N 081°51′27″W
Map
CYEM
Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 3,498 1,066 Asphalt

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on a call-out basis from the Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport. CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.

The small terminal building has a food service and car rental office. Hangars and tie down allows aircraft to remain at the airport.

The airport opened in 1988 and serves as an air ambulance transfer hub in the region to Toronto and Sudbury, thus is open year-round.[2]

See also

References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. "New runway taking shape at Manitoulin airport". Northern Ontario Business. Retrieved 2020-03-18.



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