6-496: CYGM may refer to: Gimli Industrial Park Airport in Gimli, Manitoba, Canada (ICAO airport code) CYGM filter (cyan, yellow, green, magenta) to produce colour images on some charge-coupled devices Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title CYGM . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-411: A helicopter charter and training company. Gimli is also used by No. 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron based out of No. 17 Wing Winnipeg , for training purposes, and as a skydive drop zone by Skydive Manitoba. In recent summers, the airport hosted glider pilot training for air cadets as Regional Gliding School (Northwest). Opened as RCAF Station Gimli , the airfield served during World War II as
18-696: Is a civilian airport and former military field located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km; 2.3 mi) west of Gimli , Manitoba , Canada. It now operates as a civilian airport, with one of the original parallel runways decommissioned and now a significant portion of Gimli Motorsports Park . Flying-related activities here include use by the Manitoba government's water bomber squadron, the Gimli Cadet Flying Site, 182 GM Stefnusfastur Squadron - Royal Canadian Air Cadets, Interlake Aviation flight school and charter service, and Prairie Helicopters -
24-574: The home of Service Flying Training School #18 under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan . The station closed in September 1971 and the airport was used for civilian activities. In 1983, the airport became famous when a Boeing 767 (C-GAUN) of Air Canada ran out of fuel over southern Manitoba and successfully glided to a landing at Gimli Motorsports Park . There were no serious injuries. The aircraft in
30-477: The incident became popularly referred to as the Gimli Glider . Three people were killed on August 27, 1992 when a NewCal Aviation turbine-modified de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou they were aboard crashed on the airfield during climb-out after a short take-off from the airport. The aircraft nosed sharply up, arced right and nosed into the ground. Although there was no explosion, a fire started and consumed
36-438: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CYGM&oldid=699111262 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gimli Industrial Park Airport Gimli Industrial Park Airport ( IATA : YGM , ICAO : CYGM )
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