AviatDataDeer Lake Airport YVZ / CYVZ
Deer Lake First Nation, Ontario · Canada · Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) — Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
Limited hours
ICAO / IATACYVZ / YVZ
OperatorMinistry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) — Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
Coordinates52.6558°N, 94.0614°W
Elevation1,092 ft · 333 m
Time zoneCT (UTC-6/-5 DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYVZ — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursUncontrolled airport, no ATC tower; CTAF/MF 122.8. Runway has runway-identifier strobe lighting only (no runway edge lighting), so operations are effectively day-VFR; no published curfew. Charter/transient operators should coordinate in advance with the RAO airport manager given minimal on-site services.
TerminalsSingle small community terminal building operated by RAO; ground handling/station services provided by Wasaya Airways.
Runways (1)
- 13/31 · 1,069 m / 3,506 ft · 30 m wide · Gravel
Airport contact
Deer Lake Airport serves Deer Lake First Nation, a fly-in-only Oji-Cree (Anishininiimowin) community of Nishnawbe Aski Nation / Keewaytinook Okimakanak in northwestern Ontario, reachable year-round only by air (plus a winter ice road for 1-2 months). Scheduled passenger and cargo service is provided by Wasaya Airways (First Nations-owned), with Perimeter Aviation/Bearskin Airlines also part of the wider northwestern Ontario network; the gravel strip has no customs/immigration or confirmed fuel service and is distinct from Deer Lake Regional Airport (YDF/CYDF) in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
Wasaya Airways
Wasaya Airways (First Nations-owned carrier, held by 12 First Nations via Wasaya Group) operates scheduled passenger and cargo flights to Deer Lake (YVZ), including a direct route from Sioux Lookout; Deer Lake is served out of Wasaya's Red Lake base. Self-handles its own ground operations at this remote gravel-strip fly-in airport, which has no third-party FBO/ground handler on record (Business Air News lists none for CYVZ).
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Perimeter Aviation (incl. Bearskin Airlines)
Perimeter Aviation's Bearskin Airlines division (Bearskin merged into Perimeter's operations Dec 31, 2017) flies scheduled passenger/cargo service to Deer Lake (YVZ), connecting to Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay, Winnipeg, Sandy Lake and North Spirit Lake. Self-handles its own ground operations at this remote airstrip, which has no third-party ground handler on record (Business Air News lists none for CYVZ).
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North Star Air
North Star Air, headquartered in Thunder Bay with a Red Lake (ON) base, serves Deer Lake (YVZ) with scheduled Flex Flight passenger service connecting to Poplar Hill, Cat Lake and North Spirit Lake, and holds a revenue-sharing partnership with Deer Lake First Nation (in place since 2014). Self-handles its own passenger and cargo ground operations at this remote strip, which has no third-party ground handler on record (Business Air News lists none for CYVZ).
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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
North Star Air
Deer Lake is named among the Red Lake (Ontario) destinations served by North Star Air's 'Big Cargo' heavy/oversize-freight service (published community list at northstarair.ca/big-cargo); YVZ-specific handling hours or procedures are not separately documented.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed