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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. Today, the airport is a "mini-hub" facilitating travel to and from many northern communities in Northwestern Ontario.
| Sioux Lookout Airport |
- IATA: YXL
- ICAO: CYXL
- WMO: 71842
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| 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
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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′51″N
091°54′20″W |
| Map |
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Location in Ontario
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
16/34 |
5,300 |
1,615 |
Asphalt |
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| Statistics (2010) |
| Aircraft movements |
28,564 |
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement
Environment Canada
Movements from Statistics Canada |
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Bearskin Airlines |
Dryden, Kenora, Red Lake, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Pikangikum, North Spirit Lake, Deer Lake, Sandy Lake, Weagamow, Sachigo Lake, Bearskin Lake |
| North Star Air |
Poplar Hill, North Spirit Lake, Cat Lake, North Caribou Lake / Weagamow, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Wepekeka, Bearskin Lake |
| Perimeter Aviation |
Pikangikum First Nation, Sandy Lake First Nation, Winnipeg, North Spirit Lake, Weagamow, Thunder Bay, Sachigo Lake, Bearskin Lake, Cat Lake, Deer Lake |
| Slate Falls Airways |
Cat Lake, Slate Falls |
| Wasaya Airways |
Red Lake, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Pickle Lake, Pikangikum, North Spirit Lake, Fort Severn, Weagamow, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Wepekeka, Kingfisher Lake, Kasabonika, Webequie |
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.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Canada
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| ICAO ID |
CYXL
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| Latitude |
50.113889
50° 06' 50.00" N
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| Longitude |
-91.905278
091° 54' 19.00" W
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| Elevation |
1258 feet
383 meters
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| Magnetic Variation |
001° W (01/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
MUNICIPAL
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| Daylight Saving Time |
Second Sunday in March at 0200 to first Sunday in November at 0200 local time (Exception Arizona and that portion of Indiana in the Eastern Time Zone)
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| Communications
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| RDO |
122.0
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| WINNIPEG RDO |
126.0
126.7
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ATIS
Opr 1215-0215Z++.
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124.75
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| MF |
122.0
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| Communications Remarks |
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| RDO |
Emerg only C807-737-2819
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| RCO |
(RCO)
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| Runways
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ID
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Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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03/21
CLOSED |
2200 x 50 feet
671 x 15 meters |
GRAVEL. |
- |
NO
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| 16/34 |
5300 x 100 feet
1615 x 30 meters |
ASPHALT |
- |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| NDB |
YXL |
SIOUX LOOKOUT |
- |
346 |
At Field |
-
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| DME |
XL |
SIOUX LOOKOUT |
078X |
- |
At Field |
-
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet B, Wide cut turbine fuel, Without icing inhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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