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Fort McMurray International Airport

Fort McMurray, Canada

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Elevation

1211 ft

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The Essence of Fort McMurray International Airport

YMM

Location

Fort McMurray · AB · Canada

Connectivity

12 routes · 7 destinations

Position

56.653°, -111.222° · 1211 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

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Gateway to Canada's oil sands in northern Alberta.

Opened

1947

Location

Fort McMurray, Canada

Fort McMurray International Airport (YMM) serves Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, the hub city of the Athabasca oil sands region. The airport is a critical transportation link for the energy industry, handling a large volume of workers traveling to and from oil sands operations in the surrounding area. The airport is operated by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo and handles both scheduled passenger service and significant charter traffic related to the energy sector. It is one of the busier airports in Alberta by passenger volume, reflecting the industrial activity of the region. YMM offers connections to major Canadian cities including Calgary, Edmonton, and Toronto, making it an important node in the national air network. The airport has undergone capacity upgrades over the years to meet growing demand driven by the oil sands industry.

Terminals

The airport has a single passenger terminal building with multiple gates serving domestic routes.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation options include taxis, rental cars, and shuttle services connecting the airport to downtown Fort McMurray and surrounding work camps.

Airlines here

Major carriers serving YMM include Air Canada and WestJet, along with charter operators catering to oil sands workforce travel.

Notable facts

›Located approximately 7 kilometres northeast of downtown Fort McMurray.
›One of the busiest airports in Alberta by total passenger movements.
›Serves a large proportion of fly-in/fly-out workers for the oil sands industry.
›The airport has an elevation of approximately 1,211 feet (369 metres) above sea level.
›Operated by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo.

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Route map (7 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

YMM → DENAC · CR7

YMM → YEGAC · DH4

YMM → YVRAC · CRJ

YMM → YYCAC · CRA DH4 CRJ

YMM → YYZAC · E90 320 319

YMM → YEGJ3 · J31

YMM → YPYJ3 · J31

YMM → YQFJ3 · J31

YMM → DENUA · CR7

YMM → YEGWS · 73W DH4

YMM → YYCWS · 73W

YMM → YYZWS · 73W

Aircraft operating here

De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q3 routes British Aerospace Jetstream 313 routes 73W3 routes Canadair Regional Jet 7002 routes CRJ2 routes CRA1 routes Embraer 1901 routes Airbus A3201 routes Airbus A3191 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Fort McMurray International Airport is an airport located in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada. It is the largest airport in northern Alberta, serving the city of Fort McMurray, as well as the surrounding area. The airport offers flights to Edmonton, Calgary, and Fort Chipewyan through airlines such as Air Canada, WestJet, McMurray Aviation and Northwestern Air.

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