Lac Brochet Airport (XLB)
🇨🇦 Lac Brochet, Canada
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Lac Brochet Airport is a Government of Manitoba airport for the fly-in Sayisi Dene community of Lac Brochet in far northwestern Manitoba. Current SkyVector data for `CZWH` shows a certified aerodrome at about `1,211 ft` elevation with prior notice required, a single crushed-rock runway `03/21` measuring roughly `3,514 x 100 ft`, PAPI on both ends, and a terminal building with limited operating hours on weekdays plus food and medical aid available within `5 NM`.
That operational profile is exactly what makes the airport distinctive. It is not a generic northern strip but a maintained provincial community airport with a formal operator, runway-condition reporting, apron limits in winter, and a schedule shaped by medevac priority and northern logistics rather than by ordinary convenience travel.
For terminal context, XLB is best understood as a fly-in community lifeline. The airport exists to connect Lac Brochet with the rest of northern Manitoba and to support freight, passenger, and medical movements in a place where roads do not provide year-round access.
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Lac Brochet Airport is a fly-in lifeline for a remote northern Manitoba community where aviation is part of everyday access to services, supplies, and travel. Weather, payload limits, and the realities of subarctic operations matter more here than anything in the terminal At street level, a pre-arranged pickup or host contact is the useful backup, because the airport is really the handoff into Lac Brochet rather than a place to wait around. The meaningful alternates are Thompson Airport, Tadoule Lake Airport, Brochet Airport, which is why the backup plan matters more than the terminal amenities. Scheduled service is carried by Perimeter Aviation, so the first bank of the day is the one to watch. In practice, that means the airport works as Lac Brochet's time-saving link to the rest of Canada.
Travelers should plan as if delays are possible and local support is essential For a clean handoff, a pre-arranged pickup or host contact is the useful backup, because the airport is really the handoff into Lac Brochet rather than a place to wait around. The meaningful alternates are Thompson Airport, Tadoule Lake Airport, Brochet Airport, which is why the backup plan matters more than the terminal amenities. Scheduled service is carried by Perimeter Aviation, so the first bank of the day is the one to watch. In practice, that means the airport works as Lac Brochet's time-saving link to the rest of Canada.
This is a community airport first, not a convenience stop For a same-day backup, a pre-arranged pickup or host contact is the useful backup, because the airport is really the handoff into Lac Brochet rather than a place to wait around. The meaningful alternates are Thompson Airport, Tadoule Lake Airport, Brochet Airport, which is why the backup plan matters more than the terminal amenities. Scheduled service is carried by Perimeter Aviation, so the first bank of the day is the one to watch. In practice, that means the airport works as Lac Brochet's time-saving link to the rest of Canada.
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• In deep winter, protect phones and spare batteries because the cold can drain them fast.
• Check your flight status before leaving for the airport.
• Allow extra time during peak travel periods at this airport.
• Keep important documents easily accessible at this airport.
• Download your airline's mobile app for updates at this airport.
Quick Facts
Minimum domestic connection:
30 minutes
International connections:
60 minutes
Interline transfers:
120 minutes
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Last updated: June 2026 | Data Source: IATA and other airline sites and resources