Pickle Lake Airport is located southwest of
Pickle Lake
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Ontario
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Airlines and destinations
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
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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 Airport to Pickle Lake Airport. Both crew were killed.
*On 17 March 2017,
Basler BT-67
The Basler BT-67 is a utility aircraft produced by Basler Turbo Conversions of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It is a remanufactured and modified Douglas DC-3; the modifications are designed to significantly extend the DC-3's serviceable lifetime.
Desi ...
C-FKGL of Private Air crashed on take-off for
Big Trout Airport, Ontario. All three crew survived.
See also
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Pickle Lake Water Aerodrome
References
External links
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Certified airports in Kenora District