Fond-du-Lac Airport
Fond-du-Lac Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Ministry of Highways | ||||||||||
| Location | Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation, Saskatchewan | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 796 ft / 243 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 59°20′04″N 107°10′55″W / 59.33444°N 107.18194°W | ||||||||||
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CZFD Location in Saskatchewan CZFD CZFD (Canada) | |||||||||||
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| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
Fond-du-Lac Airport (IATA: ZFD, ICAO: CZFD) is located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) north of Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Rise Air | Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Stony Rapids, Uranium City |
Accidents
West Wind Aviation Flight 282, an ATR 42 aircraft crashed with 22 passengers and three crew members on board at Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation, approximately 1 km (0.62 mi) from the airport, immediately after taking off from the airport, on December 13, 2017. The aircraft was destroyed but everyone on board initially survived, although some had serious injuries.[2] One passenger, Arsen Fern Jr., died of his injuries two weeks after the accident.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 27 November 2025 to 0901Z 22 January 2026.
- ^ "All 25 passengers on crashed Fond-du-Lac flight 'accounted for' but some require air ambulance, RCMP say". cbc.ca. December 14, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ "Passenger in Fond-du-Lac plane crash has died, family says". cbc.ca. December 27, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2018.