# Deer Lake Airport (YVZ)

> Deer Lake, CA · IATA: YVZ · ICAO: CYVZ · Small Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YVZ` |
| ICAO | `CYVZ` |
| City | Deer Lake |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Small Airport |
| Elevation | 333 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 52.65561, -94.06121 |

## Description

Deer Lake (YVZ/CYVZ) in far north-western Ontario is the lifeline airport of a First Nation community with no year-round road access; its single runway 13/31 is about 1,070 metres long. Bearskin Airlines, North Star Air and Wasaya Airways serve the field, carrying food, building materials and retail goods alongside passengers - North Star Air consolidates that traffic at its cargo bases in Pickle Lake, Red Lake, Kapuskasing and Thompson, Wasaya at Thunder Bay and Sioux Lookout. Heavy and bulky freight waits instead for the seasonal winter roads, and for shipments from the south Thunder Bay (YQT) and Winnipeg (YWG) are the practical entry points.

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