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Opapimiskan Lake Airport (CKM8, IATA YBS) is a remote hard-surfaced airstrip in northern Ontario, sited beside Opapimiskan Lake. It offers a single lit runway suitable for VFR operations but has no published radio service, navaids or instrument approach, making careful pre-flight planning essential for any pilot heading into this isolated part of the province.
Opapimiskan Lake Airport, identified by the ICAO code CKM8 and IATA code YBS, sits adjacent to Opapimiskan Lake in a remote part of northern Ontario, Canada. It is also known by the keyword designation Musselwhite Airport, suggesting a link to the surrounding area's resource activity, though no further operational detail is documented. For the simulator pilot, its appeal lies chiefly in its remoteness and the challenge of operating into a lightly served northern strip with no ATC, navaids or instrument approach.
The airfield lies in uncontrolled, remote airspace in northern Ontario at Opapimiskan Lake, well away from any major controlled zones or other significant aerodromes. Its coordinates place it at approximately 52.61 degrees north, 90.38 degrees west, in a sparsely populated region typical of the province's northern reaches.
Opapimiskan Lake Airport has a single physical runway, 12/30, measuring 4,864 feet with a hard surface and runway lighting. There is no ILS or other instrument approach aid associated with the runway.
No communications frequencies are published for Opapimiskan Lake Airport, and there is no known air traffic control or navaid service associated with the field. Pilots should not expect an assigned CTAF or ground frequency and should plan accordingly, using standard uncontrolled-aerodrome procedures.
Opapimiskan Lake Airport remains a basic remote airstrip with a single lit hard-surfaced runway. No fuel, services or operating hours are documented, and there is no record of scheduled air services, flying clubs or training activity based at the field.
