Timmins/Victor M. Power Airport

Timmins Victor M. Power Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of Timmins
Serves Timmins, Ontario
Time zone EST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL 968 ft / 295 m
Coordinates 48°34′14″N 081°22′36″W / 48.57056°N 81.37667°W / 48.57056; -81.37667Coordinates: 48°34′14″N 081°22′36″W / 48.57056°N 81.37667°W / 48.57056; -81.37667
Website
Map
CYTS
Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
10/28 4,907 1,496 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 25,318
Terminal building

Timmins Victor M. Power Airport, (IATA: YTS, ICAO: CYTS), is located 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) north-northwest of Timmins, Ontario, Canada. The airport serves both scheduled passenger and cargo flights and general aviation, including air ambulance (MEDEVAC), forest-fire fighting, and flight training.

Timmins Airport was first opened in 1955 following lobbying by the board of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce. On May 31, 2007, the airport was renamed in honour of the city's former mayor Victor M. Power.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Timmins Airport handles approximately 150,000 passengers per year, and acts as a mini hub with flights to many small communities in north-central Ontario.

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Express Toronto–Pearson
Air Creebec Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Montreal-Trudeau, Moosonee, Peawanuck, Rouyn-Noranda, Val-d'Or[5]
Bearskin Airlines Kapuskasing, North Bay, Sudbury, Thunder Bay
Porter Airlines Toronto–Billy Bishop
Thunder Airlines Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Moosonee, Peawanuck[6]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
FedEx Express Sudbury, Toronto-Pearson
Thunder Airlines Cargo Charters

Other tenants

Timmins Flight Service Station

Timmins Airport is serviced by a Flight Service Station and also provides Remote Airport Advisory Service (RAAS) for the Moosonee (CYMO) and Muskoka (CYQA) airports.

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 19 July 2018 to 0901Z 13 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
  4. ↑ Timmins Airport Dedication
  5. ↑ "Flight schedule". Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  6. ↑ "Scheduled Flights Serving". Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  7. ↑ "CF-AAL Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
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