Big Sand Lake Airport

ICAO CJQ9Small airfield

Big Sand Lake Airport is a small airfield near Big Sand Lake in Manitoba, Canada. It is listed as ICAO CJQ9. The airport is located at 57.6194° / -99.8753° at an elevation of 320 m (1,050 ft). There is one runway, the longest measuring 1,052 m. The nearest airport is South Indian Lake Airport, 109 km (68 mi) away. No scheduled service is recorded for this airfield.

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Map detail of Big Sand Lake Airport with runways — Close-up with runways

World map showing the position of Big Sand Lake Airport — Overview map

Data

Data
ICAO code	`CJQ9`
Local code	`CJQ9`
Identifier	`CJQ9`
Type	Small airfield
City	Big Sand Lake
Region	Manitoba
Country	Canada
Coordinates	57.61940, -99.87530
Coordinates (deg/min/sec)	57° 37′ 09.84″ N 99° 52′ 31.07″ W
Elevation	320 m (1,050 ft)
Scheduled service	no

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