Wabush Airport

Flight information

Contact the air carrier for information on destinations served and flight schedules or to book tickets.

Air carriers

PAL Airlines

  • Telephone: 1-800-563-2800 (Customer Care and Reservations Centre) 
  • Website: PAL Airlines

Pascan Aviation

  • Telephone: 1-888-313-8777
  • Website: PASCAN

Helicopter

Héli-Boreal (charter services)

Luggage Allowance

The baggage allowance, as well as how much you can carry on the aircraft, may differ from one airline to another. Contact your airline directly for this information.

Lost/Damaged Luggage

If your luggage does not arrive or is damaged, please contact your airline directly.

Security and Restricted Items

Prior to packing for your flight, check the list of prohibited items for checked and carry-on luggage on the Canadian Air Transportation Security Authority (CATSA) website or call 1-888-294-2202 (toll-free) or 1-833-339-1021 (TTY).

Ground transportation and parking

Ground transportation

The following companies can help you with transportation in Wabush and the surrounding communities:

Car rental

Enterprise Rent-a-Car
Budget/Avis

Taxi

CJ Cabs
  • Telephone: 709-944-7757

Parking

The airport provides short and long-term parking options. Block heaters are available on a first come first serve basis.

Parking rates (for spaces equipped with electrical outlets)

  • Short-term (one hour or less): Free
  • Daily: $3.00

Electric vehicles

The airport does not currently have electric vehicle (EV) charging stations available for use.

About the airport

The Wabush Airport is located in the western Labrador of Newfoundland and Labrador. The airport primarily serves the communities of Wabush, Labrador City, as well as Fermont, Quebec.

The airport was opened in 1961 and continues to be owned and operated by Transport Canada. The airport is designated as a regional/local airport under the National Airports Policy.

Location: 52° 55' 22" N / 66° 51' 53" W
IATA: YWK / ICAO: CYWK

Hours of operations

Terminal building (7 days a week): 8:00 am to 8:30 pm

Administration Office (Monday to Friday except statutory holidays): 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

Accessibility

The airport has accessible signage and amenities including wheelchair service in the terminal, drop off/loading zone in front of the terminal, automatic doors, accessible parking stalls and accessible universal washrooms with change tables.

Transport Canada aims to remove accessibility barriers within its infrastructure so persons with disabilities have equal access to the federal transportation network. Refer to Transport Canada's Accessibility Plan for full details and commitments. If you have experienced a barrier to accessibility or would like to help improve and advance our accessible services related to this airport, submit your feedback directly to Transport Canada.

If you experienced a barrier to accessibility or have a suggestion to improve accessible services while interacting with a service provider that operates out of this airport, you must reach out to them directly.

Food

A restaurant is located within the terminal building near the check-in counters prior to the security screening area. Vending machines are also available.

Weather forecast information for Wabush

Environment Canada

Advertising and business opportunities

The airport leases land to businesses for the construction of facilities that support aviation-related activities. All lease agreements take the form of an occupancy agreement that is unique to the airport and aligned with Government of Canada real property management practices.

Please contact us for more information on advertising or leasing opportunities.

The airport will often post a tender on the CanadaBuys to seek goods or services (including construction). If you own or operate a business and are interested in selling your goods or services to the federal government, consult the CanadaBuys website.

Contact information

2 Airport Road
Wabush, NL
A0R 1B0

Phone: 709-282-5412

E-mail: wabushairportadmin-adminaeroportwabush@tc.gc.ca

In Case of Emergency:

Call 9-1-1

Non-Emergency Numbers:

Police: 709-944-7602

Ambulance: 709-285-8888

Fire: 709-944-7832

Service feedback

You can submit service feedback to Transport Canada if you have a compliment, complaint or comment about the service we provided.

Pilot information

General information

Consult the Canada Flight Supplement for charts, flight procedures and additional aeronautical information.

The airport has the following facilities:

  • air terminal building
  • one paved runway (6002 feet by 150 feet)
  • NAV CANADA Flight Service Station
  • refueling service

Useful links

Aeronautical fees

The following aeronautical fees are charged at the airport in accordance with the Air Services Charges Regulations:

  • landing fees
  • general terminal charges
  • aircraft parking charges
  • charges for Emergency Response Services (ERS) outside normal operating hours

Search the Transport Canada Service Fees for information that applies to the airport. Fees are subject to change in accordance with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) set by Statistics Canada.

Drones and airspace safety

The airport is a no-fly zone for drones and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) unless you have authorization through a Transport Canada issued Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC).