# Big Trout Lake Airport (YTL)

> Big Trout Lake, CA · IATA: YTL · ICAO: CYTL · Small Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YTL` |
| ICAO | `CYTL` |
| City | Big Trout Lake |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Small Airport |
| Elevation | 222 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 53.81780, -89.89690 |

## Description

Big Trout Lake (IATA: YTL, ICAO: CYTL) serves the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation in north-western Ontario, a community reachable year-round only by air, with road access limited to short-lived winter ice roads. Wasaya Airways, a First Nations-owned carrier based in Thunder Bay, flies scheduled services to Sioux Lookout, Kasabonika, Wapekeka and Fort Severn and handles freight, oversized loads and fuel deliveries, using big-door ATR freighters for bulky cargo. The airport therefore has genuine, if small-scale, freight relevance: food, building materials and fuel arrive almost entirely by aircraft. Consolidation points are Sioux Lookout (YXL) and Thunder Bay (YQT), with Toronto Pearson (YYZ) for intercontinental shipments.

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