Sioux Lookout Airport

Sioux Lookout Airport
IATA: YXL ICAO: CYXL WMO: 71842
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Municipality of Sioux Lookout
Location	Sioux Lookout, Ontario
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL	1,257 ft / 383 m
Coordinates	50°06′51″N 091°54′20″W / 50.11417°N 91.90556°W / 50.11417; -91.90556Coordinates: 50°06′51″N 091°54′20″W / 50.11417°N 91.90556°W / 50.11417; -91.90556
Map
CYXL Location in Ontario
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 5,300 1,615 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 28,564
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement Environment Canada Movements from Statistics Canada

Sioux Lookout Airport (IATA: YXL, ICAO: CYXL) is a regional airport based in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada. The airport opened in 1933. It was, at the time, the second busiest airport in North America next to Chicago Midway International Airport. Today, the airport is a "mini-hub" facilitating travel to and from many northern communities in Northwestern Ontario.