Masset Airport
Masset Airport as seen from the north, near the coast
IATA: ZMT ICAO: CZMT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Village of Masset
Location	Masset, British Columbia
Time zone	PST (UTC−08:00)
• Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL	19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates	54°01′38″N 132°07′30″W / 54.02722°N 132.12500°W / 54.02722; -132.12500
Map
CZMT Location in British Columbia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 4,924 1,501 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m Pad 1 57 × 69 187 × 226 Concrete Pad 2 57 × 69 187 × 226 Concrete
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]

Masset Airport (IATA: ZMT, ICAO: CZMT) is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) northeast of Masset, British Columbia, Canada. In 2008, the airport began services using a Boeing 737 jet.^[2]

History

The airport was constructed in July 1943 as RCAF Station Masset. It was built by the RCAF's No. 9 Construction Maintenance Unit. The original landing strip was a perforated steel plate runway, which was built in a record breaking 14 days. At the end of World War II, RCAF Station Masset was surplus to requirements, so in 1945 it was mothballed.^[3]

CFS Masset, a radio relay station, was built adjacent to RCAF Station Masset in 1942.

Airlines and destinations

Incidents and accidents

• On 11 January 1995, a Canada Jet Charters Learjet 35 (registration C-GPUN) crashed into the water whilst performing an approach to Runway 12.^[4][5] Investigators concluded that the flight likely had its altimeter calibrated to the wrong pressure setting, causing it to descend too low whilst still far from the runway. The aircraft was performing an air ambulance flight from Vancouver to Masset. All five occupants on board the aircraft were killed.