Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport

Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government of Ontario
Location Wapekeka First Nation
Time zone CST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL 712 ft / 217 m
Coordinates 53°50′57″N 089°34′46″W / 53.84917°N 89.57944°W / 53.84917; -89.57944Coordinates: 53°50′57″N 089°34′46″W / 53.84917°N 89.57944°W / 53.84917; -89.57944
Map
CKB6
Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 3,609 1,100 Gravel

Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport, (IATA: YAX, TC LID: CKB6), is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) west of the First Nations settlement of Wapekeka, Ontario, Canada, to the east of Big Trout Lake and on the south shores of Weir Lake.

The airport is operated by the Government of Ontario, and consists of a gravel runway with published instrument approaches. A gravel road connects to nearby community of Angling Lake.

History

Angling lake airport was asked by the then band Chief in 1988 and it opened in 1989.

References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 19 July 2018 to 0901Z 13 September 2018.


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