Attawapiskat Airport guide

Attawapiskat Airport (ICAO CYAT) serves Attawapiskat First Nation, a Cree community on the Attawapiskat River about 5 km inland from the James Bay coast in northern Ontario. The airfield sits at an elevation of 30 ft, beside the community.

The airport has a single gravel runway, 06/24, 1,067 m (3,500 ft) long. The Government of Ontario operates it, and it is open year-round. Air service to the community began in 1957 and the airport opened in 1974.

There is no all-season road to Attawapiskat. A winter road, built most years between January and April, links the community with Kashechewan, Fort Albany and Moosonee, and heavy freight arrives by seasonal barge from Moosonee. For the rest of the year the airport carries passengers, mail, freight and medical flights. Air Creebec and Thunder Airlines fly to Timmins and to the nearby James Bay communities, and both fly air ambulance transfers. Schedules change by season, so confirm flight times with the airline before travelling.