Timmins Victor M. Power Airport

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Timmins Victor M. Power Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCity of Timmins
ServesTimmins, Ontario
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL968 ft / 295 m
Coordinates48°34′14″N 081°22′36″W / 48.57056°N 81.37667°W / 48.57056; -81.37667
Websitehttps://www.timmins.ca/our_services/airport
Map
CYTS is located in Ontario
CYTS
CYTS
Location in Ontario
CYTS is located in Canada
CYTS
CYTS
CYTS (Canada)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
10/28 4,907 1,496 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements25,318
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.[citation needed] On May 31, 2007, the airport was renamed in honour of the city's former mayor Victor M. Power.[4]

Airlines and destinations

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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 while connecting these communities to Toronto in the south.

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Express Toronto–Pearson
Air Creebec Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Moosonee, Peawanuck
Porter Airlines Toronto–Billy Bishop[5]
Thunder Airlines Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Moosonee, Peawanuck[6]

Cargo

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

Other tenants

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  • Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources - aerial firefighting unit
  • Ornge - air ambulance
  • Budget Car Rental - kiosk inside terminal
  • Boogys Diner - inside terminal
  • Timmins Ultra-Light School
  • Maintair Aviation Services - ground handling services[7]

Timmins Flight Service Station

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Timmins Airport is serviced by a flight service station which also provides Remote Airport Advisory Service (RAAS) for the Moosonee (CYMO) and Muskoka (CYQA) airports.

Accidents and incidents

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  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 [dead link]
  5. ^ "Suspension Extension". Porter Airlines. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  6. ^ "Scheduled Flights Serving". Retrieved July 25, 2014.
  7. ^ Maintair Aviation Services
  8. ^ "CF-AAL Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
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