Flin Flon Airport
Flin Flon Airport | |||||||||||
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Flin Flon airport as seen from the south | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | City of Flin Flon | ||||||||||
| Location | Bakers Narrows, near Flin Flon, Manitoba | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 998 ft / 304 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 54°40′41″N 101°40′55″W / 54.67806°N 101.68194°W | ||||||||||
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| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Movements from Statistics Canada[2] | |||||||||||
Flin Flon Airport (IATA: YFO, ICAO: CYFO) is located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) southeast of Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada, in the community of Bakers Narrows, on the shores of Lake Athapapuskow. The Airport is owned and operated by the City of Flin Flon.[3]
Airlines and destinations
The airport is served by Calm Air, providing daily prop-jet service to Winnipeg. In addition, the airport serves both private and commercial operations and serves as a tanker base for Ministry of Natural Resources water bombers.[4]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Calm Air[5] | The Pas, Winnipeg |
History
The Flin Flon Municipal Airport opened on May 26, 1962. Pilot Steve Olench, with the mayor and John Diefenbaker cabinet minister Gordon Churchill as passengers, marked the opening by driving a Cessna aircraft through a ceremonial ribbon. Aviation in Flin Flon goes beyond the airport with float planes landing on, and departing from, Schist Lake near Channing.[6]
The 2025 Canadian wildfires encircled the city of Flin Flon. The Airport was essential for Water Bomber services and evacuations. At the fires peak, all airport staff were evacuated from the city as well.[7]
See also
- Flin Flon/Channing Water Aerodrome
- Flin Flon/Bakers Narrows Water Aerodrome
- List of airports in Manitoba
References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 27 November 2025 to 0901Z 22 January 2026.
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
- ^ “Air Services.” City of Flin Flon, https://www.cityofflinflon.ca/t/tourism/air-services.
- ^ “Air Services.” City of Flin Flon, https://www.cityofflinflon.ca/t/tourism/air-services.
- ^ "Flight Schedule: October 2023" (PDF). Calm Air. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
- ^ “Looking Back on 80 Remarkable Years.” The Reminder, https://www.thereminder.ca/local-news/looking-back-on-80-remarkable-years-4020546.
- ^ CBC News. “Flin Flon Wildfire Update.” CBC News, 5 June 2025, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/flin-flon-wildfire-update-1.7551425.
External links
- Page about this airport Archived 23 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory