Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport

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 / 49.71389°N 83.68694°WCoordinates: 49°42′50″N 083°41′13″W / 49.71389°N 83.68694°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[1] Movements from Statistics Canada.[2]

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

The airport is owned by the Town of Hearst and day-to-day operations managed by Commercial Aviation since the 1980s.^[3]

Facilities

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

There are two helipads located next to the terminal.

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

References

1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
2. Total aircraft movements by class of operation
3. http://www.commercialaviation.ca/contact.html