Sioux Lookout Airport

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
Hub for	North Star; Wasaya Airways; Perimeter Aviation; Slate Falls Airways; Bearskin Airlines;
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°W
Map
	CYXL Location in Ontario CYXL CYXL (Canada)
Runways
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements
Aircraft movements	28,564
	Sources: Canada Flight Supplement; Environment Canada; Movements from Statistics Canada

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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.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Bearskin Airlines^[5]	Bearskin Lake, Deer Lake, Dryden (ends May 11, 2024),^[6] Kenora (ends May 11, 2024),^[6] North Spirit Lake, Pikangikum, Red Lake, Sachigo Lake, Sandy Lake, Thunder Bay, Weagamow, Winnipeg
North Star Air^[7]	Bearskin Lake, Big Trout Lake, Cat Lake, North Spirit Lake, Poplar Hill, Thunder Bay, Weagamow, Wepekeka
Perimeter Aviation^[8]	Bearskin Lake, Cat Lake, Deer Lake, North Spirit Lake, Pikangikum, Sachigo Lake, Sandy Lake, Weagamow, Winnipeg
Slate Falls Airways	Cat Lake, Slate Falls
Wasaya Airways^[9]	Big Trout Lake, Fort Severn, Kasabonika, Kingfisher Lake, North Spirit Lake, Pickle Lake, Pikangikum, Red Lake, Thunder Bay, Weagamow, Webequie, Wepekeka

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.

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
^ Sioux Lookout Airport Archived November 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Bearskin Airlines - Route Map". Archived from the original on October 31, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Ketonen, Kris. "Bearskin Airlines service to Fort Frances, Kenora, Dryden in Ontario to be discontinued in May". CBC News. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
^ "North Star Air Ltd. - Flex Flights Route Map".
^ "Book - Perimeter AviationPerimeter Aviation".
^ "Wasaya Airways Route map May 2017" (PDF). Wasaya Airways.

External links

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

[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[2] Synoptic/Metstat Station Information

[move-3] Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations

[4] Sioux Lookout Airport Archived November 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

[5] "Bearskin Airlines - Route Map". Archived from the original on October 31, 2015.

[Bearskin-6] Ketonen, Kris. "Bearskin Airlines service to Fort Frances, Kenora, Dryden in Ontario to be discontinued in May". CBC News. Retrieved January 16, 2024.

[7] "North Star Air Ltd. - Flex Flights Route Map".

[8] "Book - Perimeter AviationPerimeter Aviation".

[9] "Wasaya Airways Route map May 2017" (PDF). Wasaya Airways.

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