Fond-du-Lac Airport explained

Fond-du-Lac Airport
Iata:ZFD
Icao:CZFD
Type:Public
Operator:Ministry of Highways & Infrastructure
Location:Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan
Timezone:CST
Elevation-F:796
Coordinates:59.3344°N -107.1819°W
Pushpin Map:Saskatchewan#Canada
Pushpin Label:CZFD
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Saskatchewan
Pushpin Relief:yes
R1-Number:10/28
R1-Length-F:3,805
R1-Surface:Treated gravel
Footnotes:Sources: Canada Flight Supplement

Fond-du-Lac Airport is located 1NM north of Fond-du-Lac, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Accidents

The West Wind Aviation Flight 280, an ATR-42 aircraft crashed with 22 passengers and three crew members on board at Fond-du-Lac, approximately 1 km from the airport, immediately after taking off from the airport, on December 13, 2017. The aircraft was destroyed but everyone on board initially survived, although some had serious injuries.[1] One passenger, Arsen Fern Jr., died of his injuries two weeks after the accident.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All 25 passengers on crashed Fond-du-Lac flight 'accounted for' but some require air ambulance, RCMP say . cbc.ca . 2017-12-14 . 2017-12-14.
  2. Web site: Passenger in Fond-du-Lac plane crash has died, family says . cbc.ca . 2017-12-27 . 2018-05-25.