Wollaston Lake Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure | ||||||||||
Location | Wollaston Lake | ||||||||||
Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,358 ft / 414 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 58°06′25″N103°10′21″W / 58.10694°N 103.17250°W | ||||||||||
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement [1] |
Wollaston Lake Airport( IATA : ZWL, ICAO : CZWL) is located adjacent to Wollaston Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada on the Hatchet Lake Dene Nation.
The airport consists of one runway (17/35) and a single apron.
Transwest Air maintained a terminal, a fuel tank and a hangar at the airport. Pronto Airways maintains a terminal.
Charter air service was provided by Transwest Air's (Piper PA-31 Navajo based in Wollaston Lake), [2] [3] West Wind Aviation, Osprey Wings and Courtesy Air.
Airlines | Destinations |
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Rise Air | La Ronge, Points North, Prince Albert, Saskatoon |
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