Deer Lake Regional Airport is located north northeast of
Deer Lake,
Newfoundland and Labrador
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, Canada. It is currently run by the Deer Lake Regional Airport Authority and is the closest airport to
Gros Morne National Park
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and
Corner Brook
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. It is the second busiest airport on Newfoundland after
St. John's International Airport serving 300,000 passengers annually. Deer Lake Airport serves a large area of Newfoundland, from the
Great Northern Peninsula
The Great Northern Peninsula (Inuttitut: ''Ikkarumiklua'') is the largest and longest peninsula of Newfoundland, Canada, approximately 270 km long and 90 km wide at its widest point and encompassing an area of 17,483 km2. It is de ...
to
Channel-Port aux Basques
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.
History
![WS737](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/WS737.jpg)
Deer Lake Airport dates back to 1953. Construction began in 1953 and by the autumn of 1955 a gravel strip was in operation. In 1959 the strip was extended to and thereafter paved in 1963. EPA began jet service using
Boeing 737-200
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Developed to supplement the Boeing 727 on short and thin routes, the twinjet retains the Boeing 707, 7 ...
aircraft in July 1969. In 1989 it was decided that a new terminal building be constructed to replace the old one; in 1990 construction began with the brand new terminal opening a year later. Deer Lake Regional Airport sports a modern terminal and boasts a runway capable of handling daily service of
Beechcraft 1900
The Beechcraft 1900 is a 19-passenger, pressurized twin-engine turboprop regional airliner manufactured by Beechcraft. It is also used as a freight aircraft and corporate transport, and by several governmental and military organizations. With c ...
,
Bombardier Dash 8
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,
Bombardier CRJ200
The Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ200 (previously Canadair CRJ100 and CRJ200) is a regional jet designed and manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace between 1991 and 2006, the first of the Bombardier CRJ family.
The ''Canadair Regional Jet'' (CRJ) ...
,
Airbus A319
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,
Airbus A321
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, and
Boeing 737 Next Generation
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aircraft.
In 2020, as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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, the airport suffered notable cuts to its airline routes.
Facilities
Deer Lake Regional Airport has a modern terminal, which opened in 1991 and is equipped with many amenities (restaurant, gift shop, etc.). A large long-term parking lot is located on-site.
The airport is equipped with seven aircraft gates which are able to stand aircraft from the Beech 1900 to the
Airbus
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widebody aircraft. Throughout the year the airport is equipped with
deicing
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facilities.
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Fixed-base operators (FBOs), ground handling services
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Allied Aviation
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*
Menzies Aviation
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History
The compa ...
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Woodward Aviation (
Woodward’s Oil Limited)
References
External links
Official websitePage about this airport on
COPA's ''Places to Fly'' airport directory
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Certified airports in Newfoundland and Labrador