AviatDataAttawapiskat Airport YAT / CYAT
Attawapiskat, Ontario · Canada · Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) — Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
0pax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATACYAT / YAT
OperatorMinistry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) — Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
Coordinates52.9275°N, 82.4319°W
Elevation30 ft · 9 m
Time zoneET (UTC-5/-4 DST)
Passengers / yr0 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYAT — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursUncontrolled, certified aerodrome open to the public; no control tower — CTAF/ATF 122.8 advisory operations. Airport Foreperson/Operator available for runway condition reporting 13-22Z Mon-Fri excl. holidays (approx. 08:00-17:00 EST / 09:00-18:00 EDT); no published overnight curfew found — treat as PPR/advise-operator outside those hours given fly-in-only, single-strip community access
TerminalsSingle small terminal building with basic passenger waiting/office space; no hangars — aircraft park on the apron beside the runway
Runways (1)
- 06/24 · 1,065 m / 3,495 ft · 30 m wide · Gravel
Airport contact
Fly-in-only gravel airstrip serving the Attawapiskat First Nation, a James Bay Cree community with no year-round road access; Air Creebec and Thunder Airlines operate scheduled passenger/cargo service (to Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Moosonee, Peawanuck and Timmins) plus air-ambulance flights, and the field is part of Ontario's Remote Airports Ontario (RAO) network of northern community strips.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Air Creebec
Air Creebec operates scheduled combi service to Attawapiskat (confirmed via Wikipedia and independent flight-schedule sources) and self-handles its own ground operations at this remote fly-in station, which has no hangars and no evidence of any third-party FBO or handler present.
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Thunder Airlines
Thunder Airlines' own published schedule confirms daily flight 500/505 running Timmins-Moosonee-Fort Albany-Kashechewan-Attawapiskat and back; the carrier self-handles its own ground operations at Attawapiskat, which has no hangars or third-party ground handler.
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Unconfirmed
Air Creebec
Air Creebec's Dash 8 combi aircraft, per its own published fleet page, carry passengers and freight together on James Bay coast routes including Attawapiskat; station-specific cargo self-handling at YAT itself is not independently documented.
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Aviation security
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Passenger & crew transport
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Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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