Slave Lake Airport

Slave Lake Airport
IATA: YZH ICAO: CYZH WMO: 71069
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Slave Lake Airport Services Commission
Location	Slave Lake, Alberta
Time zone	MST (UTC−07:00)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation  AMSL	1,912 ft / 583 m
Coordinates	55°17′35″N114°46′38″W / 55.29306°N 114.77722°W / 55.29306; -114.77722
Website	https://slavelakeairport.com/
Map
CYZH Location in Alberta
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 5,569 1,697 Asphalt
Source: Canada Flight Supplement [1] Environment Canada [2]

Slave Lake Airport( IATA : YZH, ICAO : CYZH) is located adjacent to Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada.

Accidents and incidents

• On 31 August 2021, the privately registered Mooney M20C aircraft (registration C-GTIJ, serial number 2901) was conducting a visual flight rules (VFR) flight from La Crête Aerodrome (CFN5), Alberta, to Saskatoon/John G. Diefenbaker International Airport (CYXE), Saskatchewan. The pilot was the sole occupant on board, he was killed in the crash. ^[3]

Air Tanker Base

The Slave Lake Air Tanker Base is operated by the Government Of Alberta. Many contractors operate at the air tanker base regularly, such as Conair Group, Air Spray, Government Of Alberta.

References

1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
3. Government of Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada (2021-08-31). "Air transportation safety investigation report A21W0071 - Transportation Safety Board of Canada". www.tsb.gc.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-05.

External links

• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Slave Lake Airport from Nav Canada as available.
• Place to Fly Archived 2021-01-16 at the Wayback Machine on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory