AviatDataWebequie Airport YWP / CYWP
Webequie First Nation, Ontario · Canada · Government of Ontario — Ministry of Transportation (Remote Airports Ontario)
0pax · 2024
Limited hours
ICAO / IATACYWP / YWP
OperatorGovernment of Ontario — Ministry of Transportation (Remote Airports Ontario)
Coordinates52.9594°N, 87.3749°W
Elevation685 ft · 209 m
Time zoneCT (UTC-6/-5 DST)
Passengers / yr0 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYWP — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursDaylight hours only, unattended (no control tower); CTAF/MF 122.8. Runway, taxiway and apron edge lighting was rehabilitated in 2019 (Transport Canada ACAP funding) to support limited low-light operations during short winter days, but there is no scheduled night service. No published curfew; fly-in charter/medevac movements coordinate locally.
TerminalsSingle small community terminal/waiting room adjoining the apron; no jet bridges or scheduled fuel sales confirmed — aircraft largely self-sufficient or fuel-cached for medevac/charter use.
Runways (1)
- 02/20 · 1,067 m / 3,500 ft · 30 m wide · Gravel
Airport contact
Fly-in-only gravel-strip airport serving Webequie First Nation (Ojibway/Oji-Cree community, pop. ~900), owned by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and scheduled by North Star Air and Wasaya Airways with links to Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, Pickle Lake and neighbouring First Nations. Webequie is one of the communities closest to the Ring of Fire chromite/mineral deposits and is proponent of the proposed Webequie Supply Road; no confirmed public passenger-throughput statistics or fuel sales were located, and no all-weather road connects the community.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
North Star Air
Scheduled carrier serving Webequie (YWP) with routes to Eabametoong/Fort Hope, Neskantaga, and Thunder Bay; self-handles its own flights at this remote fly-in station with no third-party ground handler present.
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Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
Wasaya Airways
Scheduled carrier serving Webequie (YWP) with routes to Eabametoong/Fort Hope, Kasabonika Lake, Pickle Lake, Sioux Lookout, and Summer Beaver/Nibinamik; self-handles its own flights at this remote fly-in station with no third-party ground handler present.
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Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
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
North Star Air
Self-handles cargo/freight operations at Webequie as part of its scheduled and charter service to the community; no independent cargo handler documented at this airport.
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Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
Wasaya Airways
Self-handles cargo/freight operations at Webequie as part of its scheduled service network to Nishnawbe Aski Nation communities; no independent cargo handler documented at this airport.
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Verified 2 months ago · self-reported
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed