Sioux Lookout Airport


Sioux Lookout Airport is a regional airport located in Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada. It is known locally as the "Hub of the North". The airport opened in 1933. In the 1930s, it was reported to be the second-busiest airport in North America, after Chicago Midway International Airport. Today, the airport is a "mini-hub" facilitating travel to and from many northern communities in Northwestern Ontario.

History

Western Canada Airways, formed in 1926, was the first company to operate flights servicing Sioux Lookout. In 1946, Hudson Bay Air Transport began operations at Sioux Lookout.
In 1974, the Municipality of Sioux Lookout bought the airport from the Federal Ministry of Transportation.
In the early 2000s, the airport was averaging about 120,000 passengers per year and 30,000 aircraft movements per year.

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