Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport

Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport, (IATA: YAX, TC LID: CKB6), is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) west of the First Nations settlement of Wapekeka, Ontario, Canada, to the east of Big Trout Lake and on the south shores of Weir Lake.

Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of Ontario
LocationWapekeka First Nation
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
  Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL712 ft / 217 m
Coordinates53°50′57″N 089°34′46″W
Map
CKB6
Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 3,609 1,100 Gravel

The airport is operated by the Government of Ontario, and consists of a gravel runway with published instrument approaches. A gravel road connects to nearby community of Angling Lake.

History

Angling lake airport was asked by the then band Chief in 1988 and it opened in 1989.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
North Star Air Sioux Lookout
Wasaya Airways Sioux Lookout

References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.


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