AviatDataWaskaganish Airport YKQ / CYKQ
Waskaganish, Quebec · Canada · Transport Canada (day-to-day maintenance by the Cree Nation of Waskaganish)
Limited hours
ICAO / IATACYKQ / YKQ
OperatorTransport Canada (day-to-day maintenance by the Cree Nation of Waskaganish)
Coordinates51.4733°N, 78.7583°W
Elevation79 ft · 24 m
Time zoneET (UTC-5/-4 DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYKQ — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursTerminal open 8am-5pm daily; Transport Canada aerodrome operator/admin office 8am-5pm (approx. 12-21Z), Monday-Friday for admin, with on-call service outside posted hours (3-hour PPR notice required). No control tower - Community Aerodrome Radio Station (CARS) advisory service on mandatory frequency 122.1 MHz during limited hours; CTAF procedures apply outside those hours.
TerminalsSingle small terminal building (Transport Canada), with wheelchair service, accessible parking, automatic doors and universal washrooms; no on-site car rental, taxi, or food service.
Runways (1)
- 06/24 · 1,070 m / 3,511 ft · 30.5 m wide · Gravel
Airport contact
Waskaganish Airport serves the James Bay Cree (Eeyou Istchee) community of Waskaganish on the Rupert River; Air Creebec, headquartered in Waskaganish, provides scheduled service to regional Cree communities and connections south. Unlike most Nunavik and Lower North Shore communities, Waskaganish has had year-round road access via the James Bay Road since 2001, so the airport is a secondary rather than sole lifeline link.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Air Creebec Inc.
Air Creebec, a Cree-owned regional airline headquartered in Val-d'Or, QC that operates a hub/local office in Waskaganish, is the sole scheduled carrier serving YKQ and self-handles its own passenger flights there; no third-party FBO or ground handler is listed for this airport across FlightAware, Airport Guide, or Business Air News directories.
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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
Air Creebec Inc.
Air Creebec self-handles scheduled cargo (general freight, including oversized freight via its Large-Cargo-Door-equipped aircraft) to and from Waskaganish using Dash 8-100 and ATR 72-500F freighter aircraft; company-wide policy (not confirmed specific to YKQ) requires cargo to arrive 24 hours before departure, and cargo facilities are closed weekends. · Mon-Fri (unconfirmed for YKQ specifically)
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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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