Malcolm Island Airport

Airport in Saskatchewan, Canada

CJS2 is located in Saskatchewan
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Location in Saskatchewan
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CJS2 is located in Canada
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CJS2 (Canada)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 4,625 1,410 Gravel/clay/sand
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]

Malcolm Island Airport (TC LID: CJS2) is a registered aerodrome located on Hydichuk Island, Reindeer Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Construction began in 1959 by Fred Lockhart and was completed in 1965, having taken place over six summer seasons.

The airstrip is owned and operated by Arctic Lodges Ltd, which operates a fly-in/fly-out fishing lodge on Dewdney Island, 4 mi (6.4 km) to the north-west.

Malcolm Island is the large island to the east.

Accidents and incidents

On 10 July 1969, a privately operated Douglas DC-3 N139D crashed on take-off due to the failure to remove control locks before flight was attempted. All 25 people on board survived. The aircraft was operating an international non-scheduled passenger flight to Duluth International Airport, Minnesota, United States.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "N139D Accident Description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
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