Sioux Lookout Airport

Sioux Lookout Airport (IATA: YXL, ICAO: CYXL) is a regional airport based in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada. The airport opened in 1933. It was, at the time, the second busiest airport in North America next to Chicago Midway International Airport.[4] Today, the airport is a "mini-hub" facilitating travel to and from many northern communities in Northwestern Ontario.

Sioux Lookout Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMunicipality of Sioux Lookout
LocationSioux Lookout, Ontario
Hub for
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL1,257 ft / 383 m
Coordinates50°06′51″N 091°54′20″W
Map
CYXL
Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,300 1,615 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements28,564
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada[3]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Bearskin Airlines[5] Bearskin Lake, Deer Lake, Dryden, Kenora, North Spirit Lake, Pikangikum, Red Lake, Sachigo Lake, Sandy Lake, Thunder Bay, Weagamow, Winnipeg
North Star Air[6] Bearskin Lake, Big Trout Lake, Cat Lake, North Spirit Lake, Poplar Hill, Weagamow, Wepekeka
Perimeter Aviation[7] Bearskin Lake, Cat Lake, Deer Lake, North Spirit Lake, Pikangikum, Sachigo Lake, Sandy Lake, Thunder Bay, Weagamow, Winnipeg
Slate Falls Airways Cat Lake, Slate Falls
Wasaya Airways[8] Big Trout Lake, Fort Severn, Kasabonika, Kingfisher Lake, North Spirit Lake, Pickle Lake, Pikangikum, Red Lake, Thunder Bay, Weagamow, Webequie, Wepekeka, Winnipeg

Tenants
  • Ornge Air operating Pilatus PC-12 aircraft in Medevac configuration.
  • SkyCare Air Ambulance operating Medevac and charter operations.
  • Wasaya Airways maintenance facility.
  • Bearskin Airlines maintenance facility.
  • Northern Skies Air Service operating charters with Piper Chieftains.
  • Slate Falls Airways scheduled and charter services.

See also

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
  4. Sioux Lookout Airport Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. http://www.bearskinairlines.com/route-map
  6. http://www.northstarair.ca/article/flex-flights-route-map-1171.asp
  7. https://perimeter.ca/book-a-flight/
  8. https://www.wasaya.com/files/8814/9252/1542/Bubble_map_May_2017_b.pdf


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