Kapuskasing Airport

Kapuskasing Airport, (IATA: YYU, ICAO: CYYU), is located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of the town of Kapuskasing in northern Ontario, Canada. The airport formerly handled scheduled passenger service through Bearskin Airlines, which flew to Timmins but that service was discontinued at the end of June 2017. It is an Airport of Entry, providing customs services for general aviation flights arriving directly from the United States.

Kapuskasing Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCorporation of the Town of Kapuskasing
LocationKapuskasing, Ontario
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
  Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL743 ft / 226 m
Coordinates49°24′42″N 082°28′10″W
Map
CYYU
Location in Ontario
CYYU
CYYU (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 5,508 1,679 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements5,170
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada.[3]
Aerial view of Kapuskasing Airport

General Motors uses the airport's runways for cold-weather testing of ground vehicles. It is also used for emergency medical flights.

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