Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport

Earlton (Timiskaming Regional) Airport (IATA: YXR, ICAO: CYXR) is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southwest of Earlton, Ontario. The airport has a 5,998 by 150 ft (1,828 by 46 m) paved runway (08-26) oriented east–west, and a 3,019 by 150 ft (920 by 46 m) gravel/snow runway (16-34) oriented north–south.

Earlton - Timiskaming Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorEarlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport Authority
LocationEarlton, Ontario
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL800 ft / 244 m
Coordinates47°41′42″N 079°50′56″W
Websitewww.timiskairport.com
Map
CYXR is located in Ontario
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Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 5,998 1,828 Asphalt
16/34 3,019 920 Gravel/snow

Services

The airport currently offers both 100LL and Jet A1 fuel.[3] A flight school was established at the airport in 2016 and offers training and aircraft rentals for private pilots.[4][5] The airport is primarily used for charter and medevac services for the surrounding region. There has been no scheduled commercial air service to the airport since 1998 with the closure of Earlton Airways and prior to that in 1996, NorOntair.[6][7]

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Earlton-Timiskaming Regional Airport (YXR) - Fuel Service". www.timiskairport.com. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  4. "Cleared for takeoff". Northern Ontario Business. 2017-03-10. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  5. "Canadian Aviation College | Canadians". canavc.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  6. "Earlton Airways history from Americas, Canada". Airline History. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  7. "Aircraft Photo of C-GPYD | De Havilland Canada DHC-8-102 Dash 8 | NorOntair | AirHistory.net #218590". AirHistory.net. Retrieved 2023-08-21.



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