AviatDataKashechewan Airport ZKE / CZKE
Kashechewan, Ontario · Canada · Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) — Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
Limited hours
ICAO / IATACZKE / ZKE
OperatorMinistry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) — Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
Coordinates52.2825°N, 81.6778°W
Elevation35 ft · 11 m
Time zoneET (UTC-5/-4 DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceCZKE — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursDaylight VFR operations only; no control tower or FSS — uncontrolled aerodrome, CTAF/UNICOM 122.8/122.9, AWOS 119.625. No published curfew; PPR not required for scheduled carriers but recommended for itinerant traffic given lack of night lighting/services.
TerminalsSingle small public terminal building; unstaffed/minimal ground services typical of a remote MTO-operated strip.
Runways (1)
- 06/24 · 1,190 m / 3,903 ft · 30 m wide · Gravel
Airport contact
Fly-in-only airstrip serving the Kashechewan First Nation (Mushkegowuk Cree), a James Bay coastal community with no year-round road access; the gravel runway is intentionally unpaved to withstand permafrost heave and extreme freeze-thaw cycles. Scheduled service is provided by Air Creebec and Thunder Airlines, linking the community daily to Moosonee, Fort Albany, Attawapiskat, and Timmins, and the airport also supports medical evacuations and emergency/flood-relief operations for which Kashechewan is periodically evacuated.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Air Creebec
Air Creebec operates scheduled turboprop service into Kashechewan (ZKE), a remote fly-in Cree community airstrip, connecting to Moosonee, Timmins, Attawapiskat, Fort Albany and Peawanuck; the carrier self-handles its own flights here as no third-party ground handler or FBO is present.
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Thunder Airlines
Thunder Airlines maintains a listed local station presence in Kashechewan ("Thunder Airlines Ltd", Kashechewan, ON) and self-handles its scheduled turboprop flights to/from Timmins, Moosonee, Fort Albany and Attawapiskat at this remote fly-in strip with no third-party ground handler.
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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
Thunder Airlines
Thunder Air (Thunder Airlines) publishes scheduled per-pound air-cargo rates to Kashechewan from Timmins, Moosonee and Fort Albany; cargo is self-handled by the carrier at this remote station.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
Not listed