AviatDataMuskrat Dam Airport MSA / CZMD
Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation, Ontario · Canada · Ontario Ministry of Transportation - Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
Limited hours
ICAO / IATACZMD / MSA
OperatorOntario Ministry of Transportation - Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
Coordinates53.4414°N, 91.7628°W
Elevation911 ft · 278 m
Time zoneCT (UTC-6/-5 DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceCZMD — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursNo control tower; unattended remote strip, daytime VFR operations only via CTAF. Runway maintained by RAO Monday-Friday year-round; no published curfew but no night operations in practice. PPR not formally required but advisable for charter/cargo ops given lack of staffing.
TerminalsSingle small unstaffed passenger shelter/building typical of remote First Nations RAO strips; no jet bridge, no scheduled retail or amenities.
Runways (1)
- 05/23 · 1,069 m / 3,508 ft · 30 m wide · Gravel
Airport contact
Fly-in-only gravel airstrip serving Muskrat Dam Lake First Nation, a remote Oji-Cree community in the Kenora District of northwestern Ontario with no year-round road access (seasonal winter road to Pickle Lake only); Wasaya Airways (to Bearskin Lake and Sioux Lookout) and North Star Air (to Thunder Bay) provide the community's essential passenger, mail, and cargo link.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Wasaya Airways LP
Wasaya Airways operates scheduled service into Muskrat Dam (route connects to Sioux Lookout and Bearskin Lake) and self-handles its own aircraft at MSA; no third-party FBO or ground handler is listed for this airport. Muskrat Dam First Nation is one of the eight founding owner First Nation communities of Wasaya Airways LP.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
North Star Air Ltd.
North Star Air's Flex Flight scheduled passenger service (Thunder Bay - Sioux Lookout - Sachigo Lake - Muskrat Dam - North Caribou Lake route) stops at Muskrat Dam under a revenue-sharing agreement with the community dating to 2013; the airline self-handles its own station at MSA, with no third-party FBO or ground handler present.
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Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
Wasaya Airways LP
Wasaya's Freight Service carries freight and small parcels to Muskrat Dam on a space-available basis aboard its scheduled passenger flights (perishables require prior arrangement); self-handled at the MSA station, with no third-party cargo agent present.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
North Star Air Ltd.
North Star Air carries small parcel, envelope, and bulk freight cargo to Muskrat Dam as part of its scheduled network; self-handled at the MSA station, with no third-party cargo agent present.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available
Ontario Ministry of Transportation – Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
RAO, a branch of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, owns and operates Muskrat Dam Airport and maintains its single gravel runway; the airport's listed local contact is Sheldon Smith. · Runway maintenance Mon-Fri, year-round
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Hotel & travel
Not listed