Chibougamau/Chapais Airport
Chibougamau/Chapais Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Transports Québec | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chibougamau, Chapais, Ouje-Bougoumou, Mistissini | ||||||||||
| Location | Chibougamau, Quebec | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,270 ft / 387 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 49°46′19″N 074°31′41″W / 49.77194°N 74.52806°W | ||||||||||
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CYMT Location in Quebec | |||||||||||
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| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Movements from Statistics Canada.[2] | |||||||||||
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.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Creebec | Montreal–Trudeau, Nemaska |
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.
References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 27 November 2025 to 0901Z 22 January 2026.
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
External links
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory