# Sioux Lookout Airport (YXL)

> Sioux Lookout, CA · IATA: YXL · ICAO: CYXL · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YXL` |
| ICAO | `CYXL` |
| City | Sioux Lookout |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 383 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 50.11390, -91.90530 |

## Description

Frozen food, fresh produce, mail, building materials and bulk fuel — these are the everyday cargoes that move through Sioux Lookout Airport (YXL) toward communities no road reaches. Wasaya Airways runs a principal base here, flying freight year-round into more than 20 remote First Nation settlements across Northwestern Ontario and into Manitoba. Goods trucked up from the south are consolidated at Sioux Lookout and the staging points of Pickle Lake and Red Lake before transferring onto smaller bush aircraft. Locally nicknamed the "Hub of the North," the airport links 21 northern communities plus Thunder Bay. For forwarders, YXL is the genuine consolidation point for shipments into the fly-in north, while heavier intercontinental and scheduled air freight still clears through Thunder Bay or Winnipeg.

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