Sioux Lookout Airport

Sioux Lookout Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMunicipality of Sioux Lookout
LocationSioux Lookout, Ontario
Hub for
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL1,257 ft / 383 m
Coordinates50°06′51″N 091°54′20″W / 50.11417°N 91.90556°W / 50.11417; -91.90556
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CYXL is located in Ontario
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Location in Ontario
CYXL is located in Canada
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CYXL (Canada)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,300 1,615 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements28,564

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.

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  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