Manitowaning/Manitoulin East Municipal Airport

Manitowaning/Manitoulin East Municipal Airport
Manitowaning/Manitoulin East Municipal Airport
	IATA: YEM; ICAO: CYEM;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands and the Township of Assiginack
Operator	Manitoulin East Municipal Airport Commission
Location	Manitowaning, Ontario
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	870 ft / 265 m
Coordinates	45°50′33″N 081°51′27″W / 45.84250°N 81.85750°W
Map
	CYEM Location in Ontario
Runways
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement

Manitowaning/Manitoulin East Municipal Airport (IATA: YEM, ICAO: CYEM) is located 7.5 nautical miles (13.9 km; 8.6 mi) north of Manitowaning, Ontario, Canada.

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on a call-out basis from the Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport. CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.

The small terminal building has a waiting area as well as washrooms. Hangars and tie downs allow aircraft to remain at the airport. Jet and Av gas are available 24/7 through a state of the art cardlock system. the airport is located on provincial highway #6 which is the main road on Manitoulin Island and offers easy access to all other parts of the island.

The airport opened in 1988 and serves as an air ambulance transfer hub in the region to Toronto and Sudbury, thus is open year-round.^[2]

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ "New runway taking shape at Manitoulin airport". Northern Ontario Business. Retrieved 2020-03-18.

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[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[2] "New runway taking shape at Manitoulin airport". Northern Ontario Business. Retrieved 2020-03-18.

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