AviatDataFort Hope Airport YFH / CYFH
Eabametoong First Nation (Fort Hope), Ontario · Canada · Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) — Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
0pax · 2024
Limited hours
ICAO / IATACYFH / YFH
OperatorMinistry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) — Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
Coordinates51.5619°N, 87.9078°W
Elevation899 ft · 274 m
Time zoneCT (UTC-6/-5 DST)
Passengers / yr0 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYFH — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only; unattended strip with no control tower, CTAF-advised traffic, no runway lighting confirmed. No published curfew; scheduled/charter/medevac flights coordinated directly with North Star Air, Wasaya Airways, or Ornge air ambulance.
TerminalsSmall single passenger terminal/shelter maintained by Remote Airports Ontario; no ARFF service confirmed.
Runways (1)
- 09/27 · 1,066 m / 3,497 ft · 30 m wide · Gravel
Airport contact
Fly-in-only gravel airstrip serving Eabametoong First Nation (Fort Hope), a remote Ojibway community roughly 360 km north of Thunder Bay with no year-round road access; North Star Air and Wasaya Airways provide scheduled passenger/cargo service to Thunder Bay and Pickle Lake, and the strip is a critical link for medevac (Ornge) and freight.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
North Star Air
North Star Air operates scheduled Flex Flight passenger, charter and cargo service to Fort Hope (Eabametoong) under a revenue-share partnership with the community, and self-handles its own ground operations at this remote fly-in station; no third-party ground handler is present at YFH.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Wasaya Airways
Wasaya Airways operates scheduled passenger service to Fort Hope (Eabametoong), one of 12 First Nation communities in its Pickle Lake service area, and self-handles its own ground operations at this remote fly-in station; no third-party ground handler operates at YFH.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
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Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
North Star Air
North Star Air provides scheduled freight and cargo air service to Fort Hope (Eabametoong) as part of its self-handled station operation; the airline's own staff handle freight for company aircraft, with no third-party cargo handler present at YFH.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Wasaya Airways
Wasaya Airways provides scheduled freight service to Fort Hope (Eabametoong) as part of its Pickle Lake-based cargo network serving First Nation communities in Northwestern Ontario; the airline's own ground staff handle freight acceptance and loading at this self-handled station.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
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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