Gimli Industrial Park Airport
Gimli Industrial Park Airport (IATA: YGM, ICAO: CYGM) is a civilian airport and former military field located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Gimli, Manitoba, Canada.
Gimli Industrial Park Airport | |||||||||||
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Gimli Industrial Park Airport in 2012 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Rural Municipality of Gimli | ||||||||||
| Location | Gimli RM, near Gimli, Manitoba | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 753 ft / 230 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°37′41″N 097°02′36″W | ||||||||||
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CYGM Location in Manitoba CYGM CYGM (Canada) | |||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement | |||||||||||
It now operates as a civilian airport, with one of the original parallel runways decommissioned and now a significant portion of Gimli Motorsports Park. Flying-related activities here include use by the Manitoba government's water bomber squadron, the Gimli Cadet Flying Site, 182 GM Stefnusfastur Squadron - Royal Canadian Air Cadets, Interlake Aviation flight school and charter service, and Prairie Helicopters - a helicopter charter and training company. Gimli is also used by No. 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron based out of No. 17 Wing Winnipeg, for training purposes, and as a skydive drop zone by Skydive Manitoba. In recent summers, the airport hosted glider pilot training for air cadets as Regional Gliding School (Northwest).