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About the Sioux Lookout Municipal Airport
The Sioux Lookout Municipal Airport serves as an important regional transportation hub in addition to providing access to the community from larger urban centres.
The Sioux Lookout Municipal Airport is located approximately 400 km northwest of Thunder Bay and 450 km east of Winnipeg. The airport serves as a regional centre providing services and goods to the surrounding region and to 29 remote First Nation communities. The relationship between the airport and First Nation communities is the result of a reliance on air transportation due to minimal road access. For this reason, Sioux Lookout Municipal Airport serves as an important regional transportation hub in addition to providing access to the community from larger urban centres with a catchment area of over 30,000 people.
The Airport operates a single runway; Runway 16-34, which measures 5,300 ft x 100 ft and is capable of supporting aircraft during instrument meteorological conditions down to instrument, non-precision minima
The Airport is currently served by three primary scheduled air carriers – Perimeter Aviation, Wasaya Airways, and North Star Air. Charter Services are provided by Skycare, Slate Falls Airways, Bamaji Air, plus flow-through carriers such as Thunder Airlines, Superior Airways, Air Bravo and Mag Aerospace.
The Sioux Lookout Airport also serves as a base for Ornge medevac services, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS), private aircraft owners and several charters both from the United States and within Canada. It is easily accessible with connecting flights to carriers such as Air Canada, WestJet, and Porter Airlines, to name a few.
This airport also acts as a hub for passengers and patients for the Meno-Ya-Win Health Centre from 29 northern communities and 17 nursing stations, as well as a mid-point for sportsmen and cargo to the communities and fishing and hunting areas in the further north. Due to its valuable services to the northern communities, this airport is acting as a major transfer point between the southern and northern communities.
Accessibility Information
Sioux Lookout Municipal Airport has prepared a multi-year Accessibility Plan to assist in meeting the requirements under the Accessible Canada Act and the Accessible Transportation for Persons with Disabilities Regulations. The results are available below, in PDF format.
Download the 2026 Sioux Lookout Airport Accessibility Progress Report (PDF)
Download the Sioux Lookout Airport Accessibility Plan and Feedback Process Report (PDF)
Download the Accessibility Plan and Feedback Process Progress Report (PDF)