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Malcolm Island Airport (TC LID: CJS2) is a registered aerodrome located on Hydiak Island, Reindeer Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Malcolm Island Airport
IATA: none ICAO: none TC LID: CJS2
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Arctic Lodge Ltd.
Location	Reindeer Lake
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	1,120 ft / 341 m
Coordinates	56°56′58″N 102°14′21″W
Website	http://www.arcticlodges.com
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 4,625 1,410 Gravel/clay/sand
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]

Construction began in 1959 by Fred Lockhart and was completed in 1965, having taken place over six summer seasons.

The airstrip is owned and operated by Arctic Lodges Ltd, which operates a fly-in/fly-out fishing lodge on Dewdney Island, 4 mi (6.4 km) to the north-west.

Malcolm Island is the large island to the east.

Accidents and incidents

On 10 July 1969, a privately operated Douglas DC-3 N139D crashed on take-off due to the failure to remove control locks before flight was attempted. All 25 people on board survived. The aircraft was operating an international non-scheduled passenger flight to Duluth International Airport, Minnesota, United States.[2]

See also

• List of airports in Saskatchewan

References

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