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
Direction	ft	m	Surface
16/34	5,300	1,615	Asphalt

Statistics (2010)

Aircraft movements	28,564

Sources: Canada Flight Supplement^[1]
Environment Canada^[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada^[3]

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). CBSA officers at this airport 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
Perimeter Aviation	Sandy Lake First Nation, Pikangikum First Nation, 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.

References

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

External links

Sioux Lookout Airport official site

Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Sioux Lookout Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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Sioux Lookout Airport

Airlines and destinations

Tenants

See also

References

External links