Timmins/Victor M. Power Airport
| Timmins Victor M. Power Airport | |||
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| IATA: YTS – ICAO: CYTS – WMO: 71739 |
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Timmins, Ontario | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 968 ft / 295 m | ||
| Coordinates | 48°34′14″N 081°22′36″W / 48.57056°N 81.37667°WCoordinates: 48°34′14″N 081°22′36″W / 48.57056°N 81.37667°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 03/21 | 6,000 | 1,829 | Asphalt |
| 10/28 | 4,907 | 1,496 | Asphalt |
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| Aircraft movements | 25,318 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] |
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Timmins Victor M. Power Airport, (IATA: YTS, ICAO: CYTS), is located 6 NM (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.
The airport is classified 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 general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.[1]
Timmins Airport was first opened in 1955 following lobbying by the board of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce.[citation needed] On May 31, 2007, the airport was renamed in honour of the city's former mayor Victor M. Power.[4]
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[edit] 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.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Canada Express operated by Jazz Air | Toronto-Pearson |
| Air Creebec | Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Moosonee, Peawanuck[5] |
| Bearskin Airlines | Kapuskasing, Sudbury |
| Porter Airlines | Toronto-Billy Bishop |
[edit] 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.
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On 9 November 1969, Douglas C-47B CF-AAL of Austin Airways crashed on approach, killing two of the four people on board. The aircraft was operating a domestic flight from Winisk, Ontario.[6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- ^ Timmins Airport Dedication[dead link]
- ^ Air Creebec
- ^ "CF-AAL Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19691109-0. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Timmins/Victor M. Power Airport |
- Timmins Airport web site
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Timmins Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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