AviatDataSandy Lake Airport ZSJ / CZSJ
Sandy Lake First Nation, Ontario · Canada · Government of Ontario, Ministry of Transportation – Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
Limited hoursJet A-1
ICAO / IATACZSJ / ZSJ
OperatorGovernment of Ontario, Ministry of Transportation – Remote Airports Ontario (RAO)
Coordinates53.0642°N, 93.3444°W
Elevation951 ft · 290 m
Time zoneCT (UTC-6/-5 DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceCZSJ — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursNo control tower; uncontrolled aerodrome, CTAF/ATF 122.8 (5 nm range up to 4,000 ft ASL). Daylight VFR operations typical of remote gravel strips; runway has strobe runway-identifier lights and APAPI on both ends but no runway edge lighting for scheduled night ops. No published curfew; coordinate via NAV CANADA Flight Information Centre.
TerminalsSingle small terminal/passenger building operated by Remote Airports Ontario; apron parking only, no jet bridges.
Runways (1)
- 11/29 · 1,069 m / 3,507 ft · 30 m wide · Gravel
Airport contact
Sandy Lake Airport is the sole air link for Sandy Lake First Nation, an Oji-Cree (Anishininiwuk) community of roughly 3,000 people about 600 km north of Thunder Bay with no year-round road access (only a seasonal winter ice road toward Red Lake/Pikangikum); it is a fly-in-only gravel strip served by scheduled carriers Wasaya Airways and Perimeter Aviation (Bearskin network), with North Star Air also providing cargo/charter service.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Wasaya Airways
Wasaya Airways operates scheduled passenger service to Sandy Lake (ZSJ) from its Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay hubs and staffs its own northern agent role at the community, self-handling aircraft turnarounds at this remote gravel-strip First Nation airport, as no third-party FBO or ground handler is listed for the field.
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Perimeter Aviation
Perimeter Aviation flies scheduled passenger service linking Sandy Lake (ZSJ) with Pikangikum, Sioux Lookout and Winnipeg, publishing a dedicated Sandy Lake flight schedule, and self-handles its own flights at this remote fly-in station, where no third-party ground handler is present.
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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 · 2 providers
Wasaya Airways
Wasaya Airways runs scheduled freight service into Sandy Lake as part of its network delivering supplies, perishables and bulk fuel to remote Northwestern Ontario and Manitoba First Nations communities; Sandy Lake First Nation is one of the 12 First Nations that co-owns Wasaya Airways LP.
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Perimeter Aviation
Perimeter Aviation's cargo division lists Sandy Lake among its scheduled Northwestern Ontario freight destinations, offering shipping to and from the airline's regularly served communities.
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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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