John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport or Hamilton International, (IATA: YHM, ICAO: CYHM), is an international airport in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is named for John Munro, a Hamilton Member of Parliament and cabinet minister.
The airport is designed for use by large airplanes on overseas flights, and includes a 10,000 ft × 200 ft (3,048 m × 61 m) asphalt runway with centreline lighting for low-visibility operations, as well as a smalle...
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John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport or Hamilton International, (IATA: YHM, ICAO: CYHM), is an international airport in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is named for John Munro, a Hamilton Member of Parliament and cabinet minister.
The airport is designed for use by large airplanes on overseas flights, and includes a 10,000 ft × 200 ft (3,048 m × 61 m) asphalt runway with centreline lighting for low-visibility operations, as well as a smaller 6,000 ft × 150 ft (1,829 m × 46 m) asphalt runway. In late 2007, Trade Port Co. and Citi Corp. bought land from the City of Hamilton to expand runway 06/24 to 9,000 ft (2,743 m). This is expected to happen sometime in 2009. It serves as an alternate and reliever for nearby Toronto Pearson International Airport.
In 2000 WestJet expanded to Canada's eastern region, choosing Hamilton as the airline's eastern region hub, and flying to destinations from Newfoundland and Labrador to British Columbia. In April 2004, seeking to compete with Air...
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