Fort McMurray International Airport

Fort McMurray International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorFort McMurray Airport Authority
ServesWood Buffalo, Alberta
LocationFort McMurray, Alberta
Hub forAir Mikisew
Operating base for
Air Canada, WestJet
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL1,211 ft (369 m)
Coordinates56°39′12″N 111°13′24″W / 56.65333°N 111.22333°W / 56.65333; -111.22333
Public transit access
Bus interchange RMWB Transit (on-demand)
Websiteflyymm.com
Map
CYMM is located in Alberta
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Location in Alberta
CYMM is located in Canada
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CYMM (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 7,503 2,287 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Total passengers367,627
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada[3]
Passenger statistics from Fort McMurray Airport Authority[4]

Fort McMurray International Airport (IATA: YMM, ICAO: CYMM) 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.[5]

History

The Fort McMurray Airport Authority was established in 2010 to manage the airport and oversee its development.[6] Construction of a new passenger terminal began in 2011 to replace the existing facility, which had become insufficient for the region’s growing traffic driven by oil sands development.[7]

The new terminal officially opened on June 9, 2014.[8] It was designed to handle approximately 1 to 1.5 million passengers annually and significantly expanded the airport’s capacity and services.[9] Following the opening of the main terminal, the original terminal building was renovated and repurposed later in 2014 as the North Terminal, primarily serving charter and cargo operations.[10]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Toronto–Pearson[11]
Air Canada Express Calgary[12]
McMurray Aviation Fort Chipewyan
WestJet Calgary[13]
WestJet Encore Calgary,[14] Edmonton[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 27 November 2025 to 0901Z 22 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Aircraft movements, by class of operation and peak hour and peak day of movements, for airports with NAV CANADA towers, monthly". Stats Canada. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Passenger Statistics". Fort McMurray Airport Authority. January 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ "YMM: Route Map". Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  6. ↑ "About YMM". Fort McMurray Airport Authority. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Fort McMurray International Airport New Terminal". Airport Technology. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Fort McMurray has lift off: new international terminal opens". Global News. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Fort McMurray to open new international airport terminal". International Airport Review. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Fort McMurray Airport Authority opens renovated and repurposed North Terminal". Fort McMurray Airport Authority. Retrieved April 21, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Toronto, ON, Canada YTO". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 1156–1162. July 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  12. ↑ "Calgary, AB, Canada YYC". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 204–206. July 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  13. ↑ "Calgary, AB, Canada YYC". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 204–206. July 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  14. ↑ "Calgary, AB, Canada YYC". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 204–206. July 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
  15. ↑ "Edmonton, AB, Canada YEA". OAG Flight Guide Worldwide. 27 (1). Luton, United Kingdom: OAG Aviation Worldwide Limited: 373–374. July 2025. ISSN 1466-8718. OCLC 41608313.
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