CYEM
Manitoulin East Municipal Airport
VFR
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Name
Manitoulin East Municipal Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
CYEM / YEM / CYEM
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
7:52 pm (EST)
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Municipality
Sheguiandah
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Coordinates
45° 50′ 32″ N 81° 51′ 27″ E
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Elevation
870 ft (265 m MSL)
About Manitoulin East Municipal Airport
Manitowaning/Manitoulin East Municipal Airport (IATA: YEM, ICAO: CYEM) is located 7.5 nautical miles (13.9 km; 8.6 mi) north of Manitowaning, Ontario, Canada.
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on a call-out basis from the Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport. CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.
The small terminal building has a food service and car rental office. Hangars and tie downs allow aircraft to remain at the airport.
The airport opened in 1988 and serves as an air ambulance transfer hub in the region to Toronto and Sudbury, thus is open year-round.