# Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (YEL)

> Elliot Lake, CA · IATA: YEL · ICAO: CYEL · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YEL` |
| ICAO | `CYEL` |
| City | Elliot Lake |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 331 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 46.35140, -82.56140 |

## Description

Sault College's flight-training aircraft are the busiest single user of Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (IATA: YEL, ICAO: CYEL), accounting for 167 movements or 28.6 per cent of annual activity, ahead of medevac flights at 144 movements or 24.7 per cent. The municipally owned field in northern Ontario, 1,087 feet above sea level, works with a single paved runway 12/30 of 4,495 feet, relit in 2021 with solar-powered LED fixtures on runway, taxiway and apron. Nothing here is set up for freight: no scheduled airline, no cargo carrier, no cargo terminal and no confirmed CBSA customs presence on site. Forwarders therefore route air cargo through Greater Sudbury (IATA: YSB), about 160 km east by road, or Toronto Pearson (IATA: YYZ) roughly 500 km away. The final leg runs by truck over Highway 108 and the Trans-Canada Highway 17, and the airport has no rail siding. Elliot Lake grew out of the 1950s uranium boom and today trades on its standing as an affordable retirement town on the north shore of Lake Huron. Council approved an LED replacement for the PAPI approach lighting in the December 2025 capital budget, with installation planned between summer and early autumn 2026 alongside a diversification strategy for the airport.

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