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Matheson Island Airport

Matheson Island, Canada

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ICAO

CJT2

Elevation

725 ft

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Location

Matheson Island · MB · Canada

Position

51.732°, -96.934° · 725 ft elev.

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Remote island airstrip serving Lake Winnipeg community.

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Matheson Island, Canada

Matheson Island Airport (ICAO: CJT2) is a small, remote airstrip located on Matheson Island in Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It provides essential air access to this isolated island community, which is otherwise reachable only by boat in summer or ice road in winter. The airport serves a small First Nations and non-Indigenous community, supporting general aviation, charter flights, and occasional medevac operations. It plays a critical role in connecting residents to larger centers such as Winnipeg for medical, commercial, and personal travel.

Getting to & from

Ground transport on Matheson Island is minimal, with the community itself being very small and accessible locally by road within the island.

Airlines here

No scheduled commercial airlines operate at Matheson Island Airport; service is limited to charter and general aviation operators.

Notable facts

›Located on Matheson Island in Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba.
›The island is accessible by winter ice road and boat in warmer months.
›The airport is vital for medical evacuations from this remote community.
›No IATA code is assigned to this airport.
›The surrounding area is known for commercial fishing on Lake Winnipeg.

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This is a list of airports in Manitoba. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian province of Manitoba. Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System.

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