YAMCYAM

Sault Ste Marie Airport

Sault Ste Marie, Canada · North America

North America America/Toronto

6direct destinations

4airlines

2runways

1,829 mLongest runway

Sault Ste. Marie Airport (IATA: YAM, ICAO: CYAM) is an international airport located 8.0 nautical miles (14.8 km; 9.2 mi) west-southwest of the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada at the far eastern end of Lake Superior and the beginning of the St. Mary's River.

Location

46.483°N, 84.508°O · 192 m s. n. m. (630 ft)

General data

CountryCanada

CitySault Ste Marie

IATA codeYAM

ICAO codeCYAM

Coordinates46.483°N, 84.508°O

Elevation192 m s. n. m. (630 ft)

Time zoneAmerica/Toronto

Runways2

Longest runway1,829 m

Direct destinations6

Official website

Runways · 2

04/22

Length1,829 m6,001 ft

Width61 m200 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

12/30

Length1,829 m6,001 ft

Width61 m200 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 5

Tower

118.800TWR · CTAF

Ground

121.700

ATIS (automatic information)

133.050

Area control (center)

132.650TORONTO CNTR

Flight information

122.500LONDON RDO

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

The Canadian government opened the airport in 1961 and operated it until 1998, when it handed control over to the newly formed Sault Ste. Marie Airport Development Corporation (SSMADC) under the terms of the National Airports Policy. Of the 23 Ontario regional, local, or small airports handed over under the policy, the Sault Ste. Marie airport is the only one not affiliated with a municipality, since the city of Sault Ste. Marie declined to assume control.

In 2002, the SSMADC opened Runway Park, an entertainment and recreation area, on unused airport property to help generate revenue to support the airport's operation.

Historical airline jet service

Air Canada: Bombardier CRJ-100, Bombardier CRJ-200, DC-9-30, Airbus A319-100, Airbus A320-200, Airbus A321-211 (Sault Ste. Marie-Toronto in 1967 to 1989 using DC-9-30 but rest was charter)

Canadian Airlines International: Boeing 737-200 (Sault Ste. Marie-Toronto in 1987 to 1989)

Canadian Partner: ATR 42, EMB-120 Brasilia (Sault Ste. Marie-Toronto in 1989 to 1993)

Canadian Regional Airlines: Dash 8-100, Dash 8-300, Fokker F28 (Sault Ste. Marie-Toronto in 1993 to 2000)

Canjet: Boeing 737-800 (Seasonal in 2010's)

Nordair: Boeing 737-200 (Sault Ste. Marie-Toronto in 1968 to 1987)

NorOntair: Dash 6 Twin Otter, Dash 8-100 (Sault Ste. Marie-Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie-Thunder Bay, Sault Ste. Marie-Elliot Lake, Sault Ste. Marie-Wawa in 1971-1996)

WestJet: Boeing 737-200 (Sault Ste. Marie-Hamilton in 2001 to 2004)

Airlines operating here · 4

Other airlines with direct routes

Bearskin Airlines Air Canada Express Porter Airlines WestJet

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Sault Ste Marie Airport (YAM). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YAM

MLA

“Sault Ste Marie Airport (YAM).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YAM. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_yam,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Sault Ste Marie Airport (YAM)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YAM},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YAM}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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