Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport

Not to be confused with the private airstrip at Hearst Ranch.

Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport
IATA: YHF ICAO: CYHF
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Corporation of the Town of Hearst
Operator	Commercial Aviation
Serves	Hearst
Location	Hearst, Ontario
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	826 ft / 252 m
Coordinates	49°42′50″N 083°41′13″W
Map
CYHF Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 04/22 4,493 1,369 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 724
Source: Canada Flight Supplement Movements from Statistics Canada.

Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport (Aéroport municipale de Hearst Municipal Airport) (IATA: YHF, ICAO: CYHF) is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) northwest of Hearst, Ontario, Canada. It is named after former mayor and provincial cabinet member René Fontaine.

The airport is owned by the Town of Hearst and day-to-day operations managed by Commercial Aviation since the 1980s.

Operations

Traffic at the airport consists of cargo and general aviation flights, including air ambulance and wildland firefighting operations. It can handle aircraft up to the Dash 8 in size.

Facilities

The airport has a few structures, namely a small shed, hangar and terminal building.

There are four helipads located on the northwest side of the apron, adjacent to the terminal.

Ground transportation

The airport is accessible by car only. Airport Road provides access to the airport and connects to Highway 11/Trans Canada Highway via Fontaine Drive. A small parking lot is located next to the terminal building.

See also

• Hearst/Carey Lake Water Aerodrome

External links

• Hearst Airport