Masset Airport

Masset Airport (IATA: ZMT, ICAO: CZMT) is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) northeast of Masset, British Columbia, Canada. In 2008, the airport began services using a Boeing 737 jet.[2]

Masset Airport
Masset Airport as seen from the north, near the coast
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorVillage of Masset
LocationMasset, British Columbia
Time zonePST (UTC−08:00)
 • Summer (DST)PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates54°01′38″N 132°07′30″W
Map
CZMT is located in British Columbia
CZMT
CZMT
Location in British Columbia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 4,924 1,501 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
Pad 1 57 × 69 187 × 226 Concrete
Pad 2 57 × 69 187 × 226 Concrete

History

The airport was constructed in July 1943 as RCAF Station Masset. It was built by the RCAF's No. 9 Construction Maintenance Unit. The original landing strip was a perforated steel plate runway, which was built in a record breaking 14 days. At the end of World War II, RCAF Station Masset was surplus to requirements, so in 1945 it was mothballed.[3]

CFS Masset, a radio relay station, was built adjacent to RCAF Station Masset in 1942.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Air North Seasonal: Vancouver
Pacific Coastal Airlines Vancouver

Incidents and accidents
  • On 11 January 1995, a Canada Jet Charters Learjet 35 (registration C-GPUN) crashed into the water whilst performing an approach to Runway 12.[4][5] Investigators concluded that the flight likely had its altimeter calibrated to the wrong pressure setting, causing it to descend too low whilst still far from the runway. The aircraft was performing an air ambulance flight from Vancouver to Masset. All five occupants on board the aircraft were killed.

See also

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. archievideo35 (12 November 2008). "Landing at Masset, Queen Charlotte Islands". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  3. "RCAF Station Masset". 101 N I Squadron. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  4. "ASN Aircraft accident Learjet 35 C-GPUN Masset Airport, BC (ZMT)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  5. Government of Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada (1996-01-03). "Aviation Investigation Report A95P0004". www.tsb.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
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