Pickle Lake Airport
Airport in Pickle Lake, Ontario From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pickle Lake Airport (IATA: YPL, ICAO: CYPL) is located 0.7 nautical miles (1.3 km; 0.81 mi) southwest of Pickle Lake, Ontario, Canada.
Pickle Lake Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of Ontario (Ministry of Transportation of Ontario) | ||||||||||
| Location | Pickle Lake, Ontario | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,268 ft / 386 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°26′47″N 090°12′48″W | ||||||||||
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  CYPL Location in Ontario | |||||||||||
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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| North Star Air | Thunder Bay |
| Wasaya Airways | Sioux Lookout |
- On 12 May 1977, Douglas R4D-1 C-FBKV of Patricia Air Services was written off in an accident. One person was killed.[4]
- On 11 May 1987, Douglas C-47B C-FADD of Air Manitoba crashed near Pickle Lake after a structural failure of the port wing. The aircraft was on a domestic cargo flight from Big Trout Lake Airport to Pickle Lake Airport. Both crew were killed.[5]
- On 17 March 2017, Basler BT-67 C-FKGL of Private Air crashed on take-off for Big Trout Airport, Ontario. All three crew survived.[6]
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