Sachigo Lake Airport (IATA: ZPB, ICAO: CZPB) is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north of the First Nations community of Sachigo Lake, Ontario, Canada.
Sachigo Lake Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Government of Ontario | ||||||||||
Location | Sachigo Lake First Nation | ||||||||||
Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 876 ft / 267 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 53°53′28″N 092°11′47″W / 53.89111°N 92.19639°W | ||||||||||
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Because Sachigo Lake First Nation is a "dry" community that forbids alcohol, each arriving passenger has their luggage searched in a separate arrivals building to make sure they are not bringing any contraband in with them.
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Bearskin Airlines | Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay |
North Star Air | Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay |
Perimeter Aviation | Sandy Lake, Sioux Lookout, Winnipeg |
Accidents and incidents
- On 19 January 1986, Douglas C-47A C-GNNA of Austin Airways struck a 150 ft (46 m) high non-directional beacon tower and crashed at Sachigo Lake Airport.[1]
- On 3 December 2019, Basler BT-67 C-FKAL of North Star Air was written off when it collided with terrain 500 metres (1,600 ft) southwest of the threshold of runway 10 while flying Visual Flight Rules (VFR) in Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) conditions. The two crew, the only occupants, were unhurt.[2]
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