Hamilton Airport (YHM) Information

Where is Hamilton Airport?  

Hamilton, a port city at the west end of Lake Ontario, is at the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region known as the Golden Horseshoe. The city's founder, George Hamilton, conceived of the town when he purchased the farmland shortly after the War of 1812.

Hamilton International Airport (IATA: YHM, ICAO: CYHM), officially John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport, also referred to as Munro Hamilton Airport, Mount Hope Airport, Toronto Hamilton International Airport, Mount Hope Airport, or simply Hamilton Airport, is located in the Mount Hope area of Hamilton, 11 kilometres (6.9 miles) southwest of the city centre, Ontario, Canada. YHM is 65 kilometres (40 miles) from downtown Toronto. The airport is named for Hamilton Member of Parliament and cabinet minister, John C. Munro. YHM airport is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

In 2014, Hamilton Airport served 332,378 passengers. YHM serves as an alternate and reliever Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ).

Airlines that fly to Hamilton Airport include Air Transat, Canadian North, Sunwing Airlines and WestJet.

Cities with flights to Hamilton Airport include Calgary, Cancun, Cayo Coco, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Halifax, Moncton, Montego Bay, Orlando, Puerto Plata, Punta Cana, Saskatoon, Varadero and Winnipeg.

Your best bet for a Hamilton Airport transfer is a taxi. Details on all options are included in this guide.

Tip: know which "Hamilton Airport" you are flying into: there are similarily named airports in Australia, Bermuda, New Zealand and the United States.

Hamilton Airport services include:

• Duty free
• Green Smoothie Bar 
• Tim Horton's (coffee) - pre-security
• Cold Stone Creamery ice cream products (at Tim Horton's) - pre-security
• Farm Network (gourmet snacks) - post-security *NEW*
• Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (free with a same day boarding pass) 

Trivia: Hamilton Airport was in the news in 2006, when a chartered Boeing 707 carrying Bon Jovi and his band skidded off the runway.

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