Sachigo Lake Airport

Sachigo Lake Airport
Sachigo Lake Airport
	IATA: ZPB; ICAO: CZPB;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government of Ontario
Location	Sachigo Lake First Nation
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL	876 ft / 267 m
Coordinates	53°53′28″N 092°11′47″W / 53.89111°N 92.19639°W
Map
	CZPB Location in Ontario CZPB CZPB (Canada)
Runways

Sachigo Lake Airport (IATA: ZPB, ICAO: CZPB) is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north of the First Nations community of Sachigo Lake, Ontario, Canada.

Because Sachigo Lake First Nation is a "dry" community that forbids alcohol, each arriving passenger has their luggage searched in a separate arrivals building to make sure they are not bringing any contraband in with them.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Bearskin Airlines	Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay
North Star Air	Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay
Perimeter Aviation	Sandy Lake, Sioux Lookout, Winnipeg

Accidents and incidents

On 19 January 1986, Douglas C-47A C-GNNA of Austin Airways struck a 150 ft (46 m) high non-directional beacon tower and crashed at Sachigo Lake Airport.^[1]
On 3 December 2019, Basler BT-67 C-FKAL of North Star Air was written off when it collided with terrain 500 metres (1,600 ft) southwest of the threshold of runway 10 while flying Visual Flight Rules (VFR) in Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) conditions. The two crew, the only occupants, were unhurt.^[2]

References

^ "C-GNNA Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
^ "C-FKAL Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 25 March 2023.