AviatDataAngling Lake/Wapekeka Airport YAX / CKB6
Wapekeka First Nation, Ontario · Canada · Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) — Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
Limited hours
ICAO / IATACKB6 / YAX
OperatorMinistry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) — Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
Coordinates53.8492°N, 89.5794°W
Elevation713 ft · 217 m
Time zoneCT (UTC-6/-5 DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceCKB6 — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS (TC location identifier; no 4-letter ICAO code has been assigned to this aerodrome)
Operating hoursUnattended remote aerodrome, no tower; daylight VFR operations only, no runway edge lighting for night ops (abbreviated PAPI on both runway ends only); CTAF 123.2; no published curfew; PPR advisable for non-scheduled/charter traffic via Remote Airports Ontario or the operating carrier.
TerminalsSmall unstaffed terminal/waiting building serving scheduled air carriers; no dedicated ground handling beyond carrier agents; freight/mail handled airside by Wasaya Airways and North Star Air.
Runways (1)
- 12/30 · 1,100 m / 3,609 ft · 30 m wide · Gravel
Airport contact
Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport is the sole air link for Wapekeka First Nation, a fly-in-only Oji-Cree (Severn Ojibwe) community in the Kenora District roughly 450 km northeast of Sioux Lookout, with no year-round road access. Scheduled passenger, mail, and freight service is provided by Wasaya Airways (North Star Air also operates into the strip), typically routed through Sioux Lookout, Pickle Lake, or neighbouring communities such as Big Trout Lake (YTL) and Kasabonika Lake (XKS); no annual passenger totals are publicly published for this remote gravel strip.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Wasaya Airways
Wasaya Airways operates scheduled passenger and cargo combi service to Wapekeka (Angling Lake) from Kasabonika (XKS) and Big Trout Lake (YTL) and is the only airline confirmed to serve this remote gravel airstrip. Consistent with Wasaya's standard operating model at comparable fly-in First Nation communities (documented via Northern Agent postings for stations such as Kasabonika and Bearskin Lake), a locally based Northern Agent is understood to handle check-in, air-to-ground radio communication, and ramp duties in the absence of a third-party ground handler. Wapekeka First Nation is also one of Wasaya's First Nation owner communities.
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Aircraft fuel
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De-icing
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Part-145 line maintenance
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Part-145 base maintenance
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Component shops & overhaul
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Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
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Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
Wasaya Airways
Wasaya self-handles inbound/outbound freight at YAX as part of its Sioux Lookout-area First Nations route network; unconfirmed whether a separate cargo shed/warehouse exists at this strip.
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North Star Air
North Star Air's official cargo destinations list includes Wapekeka (Angling Lake), and the carrier self-handles freighter loading and unloading at this remote strip since no third-party ground handler operates at YAX. North Star Air's Flex Flight passenger route and schedule pages do not list Wapekeka, so passenger service here is not confirmed.
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Aviation security
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Passenger & crew transport
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Flight support
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Hotel & travel
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