Sioux Lookout Airport

Sioux Lookout Airport
IATA: YXL – ICAO: CYXL
– WMO: 71842
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Municipality of Sioux Lookout
Location Sioux Lookout, Ontario
Time zone CST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL 1,257 ft / 383 m
Coordinates 50°06′51″N 091°54′20″W / 50.11417°N 91.90556°WCoordinates: 50°06′51″N 091°54′20″W / 50.11417°N 91.90556°W
Map
CYXL

Location in Ontario

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,300 1,615 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 28,564

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.

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Bearskin Airlines Dryden, Kenora, Red Lake, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg
Wasaya Airways Red Lake, Thunder Bay

Tenants

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014
  2. ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
  4. ↑ Sioux Lookout Airport

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