Gimli Airport (YGM/CYGM)

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Gimli Industrial Park Airport IATA: YGM – ICAO: CYGM is a public airport, operated by the rural municipality of Gimli. Elevation: AMSL 753 ft / 230 m. Runways: 15/33 are 6,800 and 2,073 meters, with an asphalt surface.

Gimli Industrial Park Airport, is a former military field located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of Gimli, Manitoba, Canada. Opened as RCAF Station Gimli, the airfield served during World War II as the home of Service Flying Training School #18 under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.

The field is now operated as a civilian airport, with one of the original parallel runways decommissioned and now a significant portion of Gimli Motorsport Park. Current flying-related activities here include use by Manitoba Provincial Government's water bomber squadron, the Regional Gliding School (Prairie), and two private flying schools. Gimli is also used by No. 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron based out of No. 17 Wing Winnipeg, for training purposes.

In 1983, the airport briefly became famous when an Air Canada Boeing 767 ran out of fuel over southern Manitoba and successfully glided to a landing at Gimli Motorsport Park, though (unfortunately) on the decommissioned runway during a road racing competition. There were no serious injuries, and the incident became known under the name Gimli Glider.
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Coordinates:   50°37'44"N   97°2'35"W

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