Airports / Canada / YAM
Sault Ste Marie Airport
CYAM / YAMSault Ste Marie, CanadaELEV 630 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
Chippewa County International Airport (CIU).
Overview
Sault Ste Marie Airport (CYAM / YAM) is a mid-sized airport serving Sault Ste Marie, Canada. Field elevation is 630 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list YAM as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Chippewa County International Airport (CIU, 15 nm), Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN, 56 nm), and Elliot Lake Municipal Airport (YEL, 81 nm).
Trip costs from YAM are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from YAM to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYAM
IATA
YAM
FAA / Local
CYAM
Elevation
630 ft
Coordinates
46.4832° N · 84.5085° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 630 ft, YAM sits lower than 58% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 15nmCIUChippewa County International AirportKincheloe
- 56nmPLNPellston Regional Airport of Emmet County AirportPellston
- 81nmYELElliot Lake Municipal AirportElliot Lake
- 88nmYZEGore Bay Manitoulin AirportGore Bay
- 90nmYXZWawa AirportWawa
- 93nmYLDChapleau AirportChapleau
Location
Open the full mapCYAM · Sault Ste Marie Airport · Sault Ste Marie, Canada