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°W / 49.71389; -83.68694
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) 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[4]

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.

• Hearst/Carey Lake Water Aerodrome

• Hearst Airport