Pickle Lake Airport
Pickle Lake Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of Ontario - MTO | ||||||||||
| Location | Pickle Lake, Ontario | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,268 ft / 386 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°26′47″N 090°12′49″W / 51.44639°N 90.21361°W | ||||||||||
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  CYPL Location in Ontario | |||||||||||
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| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] | |||||||||||
Pickle Lake Airport (IATA: YPL, ICAO: CYPL) is located 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km; 0.81 mi) southwest of Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada.
Airlines and destinations
[edit]As of September 2025, Pickle Lake airport is served by the following airlines:[4]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Wasaya Airways | Sioux Lookout, Bearskin Lake, Wapekeka |
Accidents and incidents
[edit]- On 12 May 1977, Douglas R4D-1 C-FBKV of Patricia Air Services was written off in an accident. One person was killed.[5]
- On 11 May 1987, Douglas C-47B C-FADD of Air Manitoba crashed near Pickle Lake after a structural failure of the port wing. The aircraft was on a domestic cargo flight from Big Trout Lake Airport to Pickle Lake Airport. Both crew were killed.[6]
- On 17 March 2017, Basler BT-67 C-FKGL of Private Air crashed on take-off for Big Trout Airport, Ontario. All three crew survived.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 27 November 2025 to 0901Z 22 January 2026.
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
- ^ "Live Flight Tracker - Real-Time Flight Tracker Map". Flightradar24. Flightradar24. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
- ^ "C-FBKV Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
- ^ "C-FADD Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
- ^ "C-FKGL accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
External links
[edit]- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Pickle Lake Airport from Nav Canada as available.
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