AviatDataIsland Lake Airport (Island Lake — Garden Hill Airport) YIV / CYIV
Island Lake/Garden Hill, Manitoba · Canada · Government of Manitoba (Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure, Northern Airports and Marine Operations)
90kpax · 2023
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATACYIV / YIV
OperatorGovernment of Manitoba (Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure, Northern Airports and Marine Operations)
Coordinates53.8572°N, 94.6536°W
Elevation772 ft · 235 m
Time zoneCT (UTC-6/-5 DST)
Passengers / yr89,957 (2023)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYIV — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursUncontrolled aerodrome; Mandatory Frequency (MF) 122.2 via Thunder Bay Radio remote communications outlet (no on-site tower or FSS). Airport manager/terminal open weekdays only, approx. 07:00-12:00 and 13:00-16:00 local (closed weekends/holidays except medevac). PPR recommended for non-scheduled/charter and fuel arrangements; no published curfew.
TerminalsSingle small terminal building (6,240 sq ft, replacing a 1972-built 3,500 sq ft building) on the Stevenson Island airstrip; remote-controlled runway lighting and PAPI on both runway ends; no published instrument (ILS/GNSS) approach.
Runways (1)
- 12/30 · 1,219 m / 4,000 ft · 30 m wide · Gravel (crushed rock)
Airport contact
Remote, fly-in-only gravel airstrip on Stevenson Island primarily serving Garden Hill Anisininew (Oji-Cree) First Nation; neighbouring Wasagamack First Nation has no airstrip of its own and reaches it by boat/winter road, while St. Theresa Point and Red Sucker Lake are served by their own separate airports (YST, YRS) elsewhere in the Island Lake region (combined registered population of the four Island Lake First Nations is well over 10,000). Perimeter Aviation and Northway Aviation operate scheduled passenger, freight and medevac flights from Winnipeg; fuel is available through a private on-site contractor.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Perimeter Aviation
Perimeter Aviation, a Winnipeg-based regional carrier whose Manitoba fleet includes Dash 8 and Fairchild Metroliner turboprops, operates scheduled service connecting Winnipeg to Island Lake/Garden Hill over its northern Manitoba route network and self-handles its own aircraft, ramp and baggage operations at this remote station; no independent third-party ground handler is present at YIV.
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Northway Aviation Ltd.
Northway Aviation, a St. Andrews (Manitoba)-based carrier flying Cessna Caravans and Pilatus PC-12s, provides scheduled passenger and freight service to Garden Hill (Island Lake) as one of roughly a dozen First Nations community destinations; as a small remote-community carrier with no independent handling agent at the station, it self-handles its own passenger, baggage and freight operations at YIV.
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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
Perimeter Aviation
Perimeter Cargo lists Island Lake (Garden Hill) among its 30-plus scheduled Manitoba/northwestern Ontario freight destinations, with a listed local presence at Garden Hill, and self-handles its own air cargo at the station through its Winnipeg and Thompson cargo offices; no on-site third-party cargo agent is listed.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available · 2 providers
Northway Aviation Ltd.
Northway's SkyNorth Air division, acquired in January 2025, operates a dedicated air-ambulance hangar at Garden Hill/Island Lake, one of three SkyNorth bases (with Winnipeg and Thompson) used for time-sensitive medevac transport from remote communities; corroborated by two independent trade-press reports on the acquisition as of January 2025, though current day-to-day staffing was not independently reconfirmed with the company.
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Government of Manitoba – Northern Airports and Marine Operations (NAMO)
The Government of Manitoba (Transportation and Infrastructure, Northern Airports and Marine Operations) owns and operates Island Lake Airport, maintaining the runway, NDB and terminal building; on-site Airport Manager Eddie Hastings is the listed local contact, with Robert McLellan as the Regional Airport Property Manager. · 07:00-17:00 and 13:00-16:00 as posted (source table does not specify a weekday/weekend split)
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Hotel & travel
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