# Sioux Lookout Airport (YXL / CYXL)

**Sioux Lookout Airport** (IATA: YXL, ICAO: CYXL) is a medium airport in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada. It opened in 1933. It has one runway, 1,615 m (5,300 ft) long, asphalt. In 2021 it handled 56 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: YXL / CYXL
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada
- Opened: 1933
- Elevation: 383 m / 1,258 ft
- Coordinates: 50.1139, -91.9053
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,615 m / 5,300 ft
- Passengers: 56,158 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Winnipeg
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sioux_Lookout_Airport (13 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432862
- Weather station: CYXL · WMO 71842
- Ident: CYXL

## Timeline

- 1933: Sioux Lookout Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 1,615 m / 5,300 ft | 31 m / 100 ft | Asphalt | 156° / 336° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | 194,756 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 62,194 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 56,158 | Wikidata |

## Routes

10 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (10)

- [YAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyac.md) Cat Lake Airport · Canada · 179 km / 111 mi · North Star Air
- [YPM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cypm.md) Pikangikum Airport · Canada · 239 km / 149 mi · Perimeter Aviation
- [YQT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyqt.md) Thunder Bay International Airport · Canada · 269 km / 167 mi · Wasaya Airways, North Star Air
- [YNO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ckq3.md) North Spirit Lake Airport · Canada · 274 km / 170 mi · Perimeter Aviation, North Star Air
- [YHP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhp.md) Poplar Hill Airport · Canada · 276 km / 171 mi · North Star Air
- [ZRJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czrj.md) Round Lake (Weagamow Lake) Airport · Canada · 317 km / 197 mi · Perimeter Aviation, North Star Air
- [YVZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvz.md) Deer Lake Airport · Canada · 320 km / 199 mi · Perimeter Aviation
- [ZSJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czsj.md) Sandy Lake Airport · Canada · 343 km / 213 mi · Perimeter Aviation
- [ZPB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czpb.md) Sachigo Lake Airport · Canada · 420 km / 261 mi · Perimeter Aviation, North Star Air
- [XBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cne3.md) Bearskin Lake Airport · Canada · 432 km / 268 mi · North Star Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from YXL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- JV [Bearskin Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bearskin-airlines)

### Passenger (3)

- [North Star Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/north-star-air) · 7
- PAG [Perimeter Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/perimeter-aviation) · 6
- WT [Wasaya Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/wasaya-airways) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 56K (2021) | #2,042 of 3,974 | #471 in North America | #55 in CA |
| Longest runway | 1,615 m / 5,300 ft | =5,736 of 29,858 | =1,885 in North America | =150 in CA |
| Elevation | 383 m / 1,258 ft | =14,333 of 43,403 | =6,208 in North America | #587 in CA |
| Age | Opened 1933 | =521 of 15,079 | =119 in North America | #11 in CA |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =233 in CA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | MF | 122.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.750 |
| RCO | WINNIPEG RDO | 126.000 |
| RDO | RDO | 122.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [YHD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyhd.md) Dryden Regional Airport · 68 km / 42 mi
- [ZUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czuc.md) Ignace Municipal Airport · 77 km / 48 mi
- [CA-1231](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ca-1231.md) Eton Rugby Airport · 80 km / 50 mi
- [CKF9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ckf9.md) De Lesseps Lake Airport · 110 km / 68 mi
- [CKQ7](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ckq7.md) Vermilion Bay Airport · 112 km / 70 mi
- [CKD9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ckd9.md) Slate Falls Airport · 114 km / 71 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Sioux Lookout Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sioux_Lookout_Airport&oldid=1363111714), revision of 8 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxl/data