Sioux Lookout Airport
Sioux Lookout Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Municipality of Sioux Lookout | ||||||||||
| Location | Sioux Lookout, Ontario | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1933 | ||||||||||
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| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,257 ft / 383 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°06′49″N 091°54′20″W / 50.11361°N 91.90556°W | ||||||||||
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  CYXL Location in Ontario  CYXL CYXL (Canada) | |||||||||||
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| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] | |||||||||||
Sioux Lookout Airport (IATA: YXL, ICAO: CYXL) is a regional airport located in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada. It is known locally as the "Hub of the North".[4] The airport opened in 1933. In the 1930s, it was reported to be the second-busiest airport in North America, after Chicago Midway International Airport.[5] Today, the airport is a "mini-hub" facilitating travel to and from many northern communities in Northwestern Ontario.[5]
History
[edit]Western Canada Airways, formed in 1926, was the first company to operate flights servicing Sioux Lookout. In 1946, Hudson Bay Air Transport began operations at Sioux Lookout.[5]
In 1974, the Municipality of Sioux Lookout bought the airport from the Federal Ministry of Transportation.[5]
In the early 2000s, the airport was averaging about 120,000 passengers per year and 30,000 aircraft movements per year.[4]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Tenants
[edit]- 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
[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 — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- ^ a b "Sioux Lookout Ready For An Exciting Expansion". www.thunderbaybusiness.ca. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Sioux Lookout Airport Archived November 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "North Star Air Ltd. - Flex Flights Route Map". Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ^ "Perimeter Aviation - Flight Schedules". Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ^ "Slate Falls Airways - Scheduled Flights". Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ^ "Wasaya Airways - Destinations". Retrieved November 3, 2025.
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