🇨🇦 Hearst René Fontaine Municipal Airport

The Hearst René Fontaine Municipal Airport (IATA: YHF, ICAO: CYHF) is a public airport located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) northwest of Hearst, Ontario, Canada. It is owned and operated by the Corporation of the Town of Hearst, with day-to-day operations managed by Commercial Aviation since the 1980s.

Type of Facility and Operations: The airport supports cargo and general aviation flights, including air ambulance (MEDEVAC), forest fire fighting, and aircraft maintenance. It can handle both Visual Flight Rules (VFR) and Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations, with the critical aircraft being the DHC 8 (Dash 8). The airport has a single asphalt runway measuring 4,500 feet long by 100 feet wide. It also features two helipads next to the terminal and an adjacent lake (Johnson's Lake) with a 4,400-foot takeoff and landing area for floatplanes,. Fuel services include Jet A1 with FSII and 100 LL aviation gasoline.

Notable Features or History: The airport was named after René Fontaine. Its facilities include a small shed, a hangar, and a terminal building with a modern reception hall, flight planning room, pilot lounge, and free internet/Wi-Fi,. The airport offers 14 aircraft tie-down spots and two additional grass tie-down areas for "Fly-camping".

Current Status: The airport is operational with an attendant on-site Monday to Friday (excluding holidays) from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM local time. An attendant is available after hours and on weekends for fueling and runway condition reports by calling a 24-hour service number. Winter maintenance includes daily snow removal and runway clearing, with runway condition reports and friction indexes provided twice daily during the winter season. The airport does not offer customs or immigration services.

*Sources researched: hearst.ca, airports-worldwide.com, businessairnews.com, flightaware.com*