Airports / Canada / YPL
Pickle Lake Airport
CYPL / YPLPickle Lake, CanadaELEV 1,267 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
85 nm
To the nearest alternate
Armstrong Airport (YYW).
Overview
Located in Pickle Lake, Canada, Pickle Lake Airport (CYPL / YPL) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,267 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into YPL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Armstrong Airport (YYW, 85 nm), Sioux Lookout Airport (YXL, 103 nm), and Ignace Municipal Airport (ZUC, 134 nm).
Charter pricing from YPL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Pickle Lake.
Field capability
ICAO
CYPL
IATA
YPL
FAA / Local
CYPL
Elevation
1,267 ft
Coordinates
51.4464° N · 90.2142° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 1,267 ft, YPL sits higher than 73% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 85nmYYWArmstrong AirportArmstrong
- 103nmYXLSioux Lookout AirportSioux Lookout
- 134nmZUCIgnace Municipal AirportIgnace
- 136nmYRLRed Lake AirportRed Lake
- 137nmYHDDryden Regional AirportDryden
- 137nmXKSKasabonika AirportKasabonika
Location
Open the full mapCYPL · Pickle Lake Airport · Pickle Lake, Canada