Sioux Lookout Airport

Sioux Lookout Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorMunicipality of Sioux Lookout
LocationSioux Lookout, Ontario
Opened1933
Hub for
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL1,257 ft / 383 m
Coordinates50°06′49″N 091°54′20″W / 50.11361°N 91.90556°W / 50.11361; -91.90556
Map
CYXL
Location in Ontario
CYXL
CYXL (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,300 1,615 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements28,564
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement
Environment Canada
Movements from Statistics Canada

Sioux Lookout Airport (IATA: YXL, ICAO: CYXL) is a regional airport located in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada. It is known locally as the "Hub of the North". The airport opened in 1933. In the 1930s, it was reported to be the second-busiest airport in North America, after Chicago Midway International Airport. Today, the airport is a "mini-hub" facilitating travel to and from many northern communities in Northwestern Ontario.