Airports / Canada / YXL
Sioux Lookout Airport
CYXL / YXLSioux Lookout, CanadaELEV 1,258 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
37 nm
To the nearest alternate
Dryden Regional Airport (YHD) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Sioux Lookout, Canada, Sioux Lookout Airport (CYXL / YXL) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 1,258 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
For charter flyers, YXL is a home base: SkyCare Charters & Air Ambulance operates from the field. The closest alternate fields are Dryden Regional Airport (YHD, 37 nm), Ignace Municipal Airport (ZUC, 42 nm), and Atikokan Municipal Airport (YIB, 81 nm).
Trip costs from YXL are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from YXL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYXL
IATA
YXL
FAA / Local
CYXL
Elevation
1,258 ft
Coordinates
50.1139° N · 91.9053° 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 1,258 ft, YXL sits higher than 72% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 37nmYHDDryden Regional AirportDryden
- 42nmZUCIgnace Municipal AirportIgnace
- 81nmYIBAtikokan Municipal AirportAtikokan
- 92nmYRLRed Lake AirportRed Lake
- 97nmYQKKenora AirportKenora
- 103nmYPLPickle Lake AirportPickle Lake
Location
Open the full mapCYXL · Sioux Lookout Airport · Sioux Lookout, Canada