Elliot Lake Municipal Airport

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Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (IATA: YEL, ICAO: CYEL) is a registered aerodrome located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) southeast of the city of Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada.

Elliot Lake Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCity of Elliot Lake
LocationElliot Lake
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL1,086 ft / 331 m
Coordinates46°21′06″N 082°33′40″W / 46.35167°N 82.56111°W / 46.35167; -82.56111
Map
CYEL is located in Ontario
CYEL
CYEL
Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 4,495 1,370 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements5,246

Facilities edit

 
Elliot Lake Airport terminal building

The airport consists of a small brick single storey terminal building. Other than a small waiting area there are no other services inside. Food is available for pilots only.[4][better source needed]

To the west of the terminal are storage sheds and hangars for general aviation aircraft.

Tenants edit

There are no schedule airlines operating to and from this airport, but facilities exists to handle them.[5]

Current tenants include:[5]

  • Air Bravo – air ambulance operator based in Blind River, Ontario; flies to and from Elliot Lake[6]
  • Mining company transport – two flights transport to Red Lake every two weeks
  • Dynamex – logistics and freight services operator flies to and from Elliot Lake on contracts to clients in the area
  • Private flight for an ear/nose/throat specialist who flies into Elliot Lake once a week
  • Hope Air – provides free medical transport to those in need in the area[7]

The closest airports with scheduled passenger services are Sault Ste. Marie Airport and Greater Sudbury Airport.

Technical information edit

General edit

  • Magnetic Variation: 9° west

The aerodrome is operated by the City of Elliot Lake and is registered by Transport Canada.

Runways edit

  • Runway 12/30: 4,495 by 100 ft (1,370 by 30 m), paved, lighted, PAPI type 2 approach lighting at both ends

Communications edit

  • Unicom/ATF: Elliot Lake Unicom/Traffic 123.0 MHz
  • PAL: Toronto Centre 135.4 MHz

AWOS 122.175

Navigation aid edit

  • NDB: Elliot Lake (YEL), 276 kHz, 2.7 nautical miles (5.0 km; 3.1 mi) 123° to airport. As of recently (2022) however, the NDB has been decommissioned.

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