Sault Ste. Marie Airport

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Sault Ste. Marie Airport

IATA: YAM – ICAO: CYAM
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation
Location Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Elevation AMSL 630 ft / 192 m
Coordinates 46°29′06″N 084°30′34″W / 46.485, -84.50944
Website www.SaultAirport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
12/30 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft Movements 56,216
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Statistics from Transport Canada.[2]

Sault Ste. Marie Airport, (IATA: YAM, ICAO: CYAM), is an international airport located 8.0 nautical miles (14.82 km) 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.

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[edit] 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.[3] 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.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] 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.[2]

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.[1]

[edit] 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.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
  2. ^ a b Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report 2007
  3. ^ Sault Ste. Marie Airport: About the Airport
  4. ^ Sault-to-Cuba direct flights start late this year

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