# Island Lake Airport (YIV)

> Island Lake, CA · IATA: YIV · ICAO: CYIV · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YIV` |
| ICAO | `CYIV` |
| City | Island Lake |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 235 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 53.85720, -94.65360 |

## Description

What the winter ice roads cannot carry during the other nine months arrives by air: Island Lake Airport (IATA: YIV, ICAO: CYIV) in northeastern Manitoba is the year-round supply line for four fly-in First Nations communities about 475 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg. Perimeter Aviation operates the route daily from Winnipeg (YWG) with Dash 8 and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner aircraft, combining passengers, freight and medevac work. The field has a gravel runway and neither a dedicated cargo terminal nor an international customs post, so consignments move as belly load or on domestic freight rotations. Food, medicine, building materials and fuel make up most of what is flown in, while heavy or bulky goods wait for the seasonal ice roads. That dependency was tested in summer 2025, when Garden Hill, St. Theresa Point and Wasagamack were each evacuated twice during Manitoba's worst wildfire season in three decades, with Canadian Armed Forces Hercules aircraft lifting residents out. Regional chiefs have since pressed for an all-weather Island Lake road. For shippers abroad the practical routing is consolidation and clearance at Winnipeg (YWG) or Toronto (YYZ), followed by a domestic air leg.

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