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Moosonee Airport (CYMO) serves the town of Moosonee on the shore of James Bay in northern Ontario, acting as a vital air link for surrounding First Nations communities. It is a modest but well-equipped regional field with two paved, lit runways, no instrument landing system, and a mandatory-frequency operating environment typical of remote Canadian aerodromes.
Moosonee Airport is a small regional aerodrome serving the town of Moosonee, Ontario, at the southern end of James Bay. It is owned and operated by the Corporation of the Town of Moosonee and functions as a key transport hub for scheduled air services and charter operations linking Moosonee with isolated communities such as Attawapiskat, Fort Albany, Kashechewan, Peawanuck and Timmins. For a simulator pilot it offers an authentic taste of northern Canadian bush and regional flying, with propeller and turboprop traffic, helicopter operations, and a remote, low-density airspace environment.
The airport lies close to the town of Moosonee, with the airport's own operator describing it as about 3 kilometres northwest of the town, occupying roughly 212 hectares of land. It sits within the largely uncontrolled airspace typical of northern Ontario, with Toronto Centre providing area radar/advisory coverage on 133.725 MHz. There is no control tower; traffic is managed through a Mandatory Frequency (MF) procedure.
The field has two paved, lit runways. Runway 06/24 is 3,958 feet long, hard-surfaced and lit. Runway 14/32 is 3,529 feet long, also hard-surfaced and lit. There is no ILS at the airport.
Moosonee operates on an Aerodrome Traffic Frequency (ATF) and Air-to-Ground (A/G) frequency of 122.5 MHz, which also serves as the Mandatory Frequency (MF) for the airport. An automated weather observation system (AWOS) broadcasts on 124.8 MHz. Toronto Centre provides area control on 133.725 MHz, and a remote communications outlet for Timmins Radio operates on 122.5 MHz. Pilots should expect to self-announce intentions on the MF/ATF given the absence of a control tower.
As an MF/ATF aerodrome, pilots are expected to broadcast their position and intentions on 122.5 MHz when approaching, joining, or departing the circuit, coordinating with other traffic in the absence of air traffic control. No specific published circuit heights, joining procedures, or noise abatement restrictions are available from the sources consulted.
Moosonee Airport officially opened in May 1970. A new terminal building was constructed in July 1991, housing airport management offices and washrooms; several smaller buildings and hangars have since been added on the airfield. The airport has long served as an essential air link for Moosonee and the fly-in communities along the James Bay coast, given the region's limited road access.
The airport is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and is capable of supporting both VFR and IFR operations, though it has no instrument landing system. Operational staff are on site for about 10 hours a day, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays, covering airside maintenance and administration. The airport handles propeller and turboprop aircraft, with two helipads adjacent to the terminal building used by helicopter operators, including tenants supporting medevac (ORNGE) services. Avgas is available on the field. Airlines such as Air Creebec, North Star Air and Thunder Airlines operate scheduled services from Moosonee to nearby First Nations communities and Timmins.
