Pickle Lake Airport
Encyclopedia
Pickle Lake Airport, , is located 0.7 NM southwest of Pickle Lake
, Ontario
, Canada
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Pickle Lake, Ontario
Pickle Lake is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the most northerly community in the province that has year-round access by road. Located north of Thunder Bay, highway access is via Highway 599, the only access road to the town from the south. More northerly communities rely...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
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Accidents and incidents
- On 12 May 1977, Douglas R4D-1 C-FBKV of Patricia Air Services was written off in an accident. One person was killed.
- On 11 May 1987, Douglas C-47B C-FADD of Air Manitoba crashed near Pickle Lake after a structural failure of the port wing. The aircraft was on a domestic cargo flight from Big Trout Lake AirportBig Trout Lake AirportBig Trout Lake Airport, , is located southwest of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug , Ontario, Canada.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...
to Pickle Lake Airport. Both crew were killed.