Sioux Lookout Airport | |
Iata: | YXL |
Icao: | CYXL |
Wmo: | 71842 |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Municipality of Sioux Lookout |
Location: | Sioux Lookout, Ontario |
Timezone: | CST |
Summer: | CDT |
Elevation-F: | 1,257 |
Coordinates: | 50.1142°N -91.9056°W |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Ontario#Canada |
Pushpin Label: | CYXL |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ontario |
R1-Number: | 16/34 |
R1-Length-F: | 5,300 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Stat-Year: | 2010 |
Stat1-Header: | Aircraft movements |
Stat1-Data: | 28,564 |
Hub: |
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Footnotes: | Sources: Canada Flight Supplement Environment Canada[1] Movements from Statistics Canada[2] |
Sioux Lookout Airport 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.[3] Today, the airport is a "mini-hub" facilitating travel to and from many northern communities in Northwestern Ontario.