# Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport (YZE)

> Gore Bay, CA · IATA: YZE · ICAO: CYZE · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YZE` |
| ICAO | `CYZE` |
| City | Gore Bay |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 190 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 45.88530, -82.56780 |

## Description

Manitoulin Island in Lake Huron — the world's largest freshwater island — keeps its fixed-wing link through Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport (YZE/CYZE), run by the municipally backed Gore Bay-Manitoulin Airport Commission Inc. The field offers a lit 1,676-metre asphalt runway 11/29 plus a shorter 05/23 of about 800 metres that is not maintained in winter, but it has no scheduled service, no freighter operations and no cargo terminal. General aviation, charter, training and air-ambulance flights make up the traffic, so air freight appears only as courier-sized belly load on light aircraft. Goods reach the island by truck via Highways 540 and 542, the swing bridge at Little Current, Highway 6 and the Trans-Canada Highway 17 — roughly 190 km to Sudbury (YSB) and a little over 500 km to Toronto Pearson (YYZ). Customs clearance likewise happens at Canada Border Services Agency locations in Sudbury or Toronto rather than on the island, while the seasonal Chi-Cheemaun ferry between South Baymouth and Tobermory adds a southbound link. An upgrade programme is planned, covering a new terminal building, an expanded apron, renewed airfield lighting, an extension of runway 05/23 and a new helipad.

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