Airport
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Marathon was proud to be one of the 8 stop-over locations on John Lovelace's Cross Canada Century Flight on July 21-22, 2009. We hosted over 50 aircraft from all over the country during their 8-day flight from Boundary Bay, British Columbia to Baddeck, Nova Scotia from July 17-28, 2009. Operating Hours:The airport is operational (an attendant is readily available) Monday to Friday, normally 7:00 am to 3:30 pm local time, with the administration office (Town of Marathon) open 10:00 am to 4:30 pm. A self-service fuelling system is always available. Call-out procedures have been established for other services outside of regular working hours. The designated on-call manager has been delegated all necessary authorities to act on behalf of the Airport Manager. Contact: Facilities:
Airport Fees:Jet Fuel Price - $1.72/L as of February 2, 2012 (Price subject to change weekly) |
The Marathon Municipal Airport (CYSP), which operates as a Registered Airport, is located 2.6 kilometres (1.6 miles) northeast of the Town of Marathon and occupies a land area of approximately 219 hectares (542 acres) with aerodrome Latitude N 45 48'20" and Longitude W 86 20'40". The maneuvering area consists of one runway and a joining taxiway system and a public apron. The runway (16-34) is 1220 metres (3933 feet) long by 30 metres (100 feet) wide asphalt.