Chibougamau/Chapais Airport

Chibougamau/Chapais Airport (IATA: YMT, ICAO: CYMT) is located 10.7 nautical miles (19.8 km; 12.3 mi) southwest of Chibougamau, Quebec, Canada, or about halfway to Chapais along Route 113.

Chibougamau/Chapais Airport
IATA: YMT ICAO: CYMT WMO: 71822
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Transports Québec
Serves	Chibougamau, Chapais, Ouje-Bougoumou, Mistissini
Location	Chibougamau, Quebec
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	1,270 ft / 387 m
Coordinates	49°46′19″N 074°31′41″W
Map
CYMT Location in Quebec
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 6,495 1,980 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 6,974
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Movements from Statistics Canada.[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Creebec	Montreal–Trudeau, Nemaska

Incidents

On October 25, 2007 at approximately 0900 local time, a Beech King Air 100A operating as "Cree" 501 crashed on approach into Chibougamau (CYMT). Both pilots were fatally injured. No passengers were on board. It was speculated that the cause of the accident was the visibility at the airport, which was 1.5SM with a ceiling of 500 feet.