AviatDataFond-du-Lac Airport ZFD / CZFD
Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan · Canada · Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Highways
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATACZFD / ZFD
OperatorGovernment of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Highways
Coordinates59.3344°N, 107.1819°W
Elevation796 ft · 243 m
Time zoneCST (UTC-6, no DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceCZFD — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursAttended part-time by the Ministry of Highways aerodrome operator, approx. 0900-1030 & 1700-1830 CST Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri, 0945-1115 & 1700-1830 CST Wed, 1300-1430 CST Sun; 2-hour prior notice (PN) required for overtime/after-hours operations (no PPR needed within published hours). Daytime VFR fly-in strip; unattended outside published hours.
TerminalsSingle small terminal building operated by the Ministry of Highways with a passenger waiting area and telephone; no scheduled customs or immigration services.
Runways (1)
- 10/28 · 1,160 m / 3,805 ft · 23 m wide · Paved (Bituminous Surface Treatment)
Airport contact
Sole scheduled carrier is Rise Air (formed 2021 from the merger of West Wind Aviation and Transwest Air), linking this fly-in Dene community on the northeast shore of Lake Athabasca to Stony Rapids, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, and Uranium City; the airport was the site of the fatal West Wind Aviation Flight 282 crash in December 2017 and subsequently received a ~$14M federal-provincial ($12.1M ACAP + $1.9M provincial) runway, apron, and lighting upgrade completed in fall 2021. Passenger totals are not separately published by Statistics Canada for this small remote facility.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available
Snowbird Aviation Services
Snowbird Aviation Services (founded 2017, First Nations- and employee-owned) is the ground handler contracted by Rise Air; per its own station listing it operates at Fond-du-Lac (ZFD), one of its four bases plus three outstations in northern Saskatchewan, providing airport-terminal and charter check-ins plus baggage/cargo ground handling. Unlike its larger bases (Saskatoon, Prince Albert, La Ronge, Stony Rapids), the ZFD station listing does not include fuel service.
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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
Snowbird Aviation Services
Snowbird's Fond-du-Lac station listing includes cargo acceptance and warehousing, noted as limited space.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Available
Rise Air
Rise Air (First Nations-owned, formed from the 2021 Transwest Air/West Wind Aviation merger) operates scheduled passenger service into Fond-du-Lac (ZFD), linking it to Prince Albert, Saskatoon and Stony Rapids; it is the sole scheduled carrier serving this remote First Nation airstrip. Ground-side check-in, baggage and cargo handling at ZFD is provided by a separately contracted company, Snowbird Aviation Services -- Rise Air's own site states it contracts Snowbird for ticketing, counter and ground-support services, so Rise Air does not self-handle ground operations at this station.
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Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed