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Pickle Lake Airport

Pickle Lake, Canada

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Pickle Lake Airport

Pickle Lake, Canada

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CYPL

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1267 ft

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Remote northern Ontario gateway serving Pickle Lake community.

Location

Pickle Lake, Canada

Pickle Lake Airport (IATA: YPL, ICAO: CYPL) is a small regional airport serving the community of Pickle Lake in northwestern Ontario, Canada. Located near one of the most northerly road-accessible communities in Ontario, the airport plays a vital role in connecting the area to larger centres. The airport is certified and operated under Transport Canada regulations, serving general aviation, charter, and scheduled regional air service. It is particularly important for accessing First Nations communities and remote areas in the region that are otherwise difficult to reach by road. Pickle Lake serves as a hub for fly-in operations into remote northern communities, supporting resource industries, government services, and Indigenous community connectivity across the surrounding wilderness.

Terminals

The airport features a small, basic terminal building suited to the low passenger volumes typical of a remote northern Ontario community.

Getting to & from

Ground transport options are limited, with private vehicles and local taxi services being the primary means of reaching the small town of Pickle Lake from the airport.

Airlines here

Bearskin Airlines has historically provided scheduled service to Pickle Lake, connecting it to larger regional centres in Ontario.

Notable facts

›Pickle Lake is one of the most northerly road-accessible points in Ontario, making the airport critical for remote access.
›The airport supports fly-in access to numerous First Nations communities in the surrounding region.
›The airport elevation is approximately 1,267 feet (386 metres) above sea level.
›It serves as a staging point for resource industry operations including mining and forestry.
›The airport has a paved runway capable of handling turboprop regional aircraft.

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Routes

YPL → YQTWT · PL2

Aircraft operating here

Pilatus PC-121 routes

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