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Winisk was home to [[RCAF Station Winisk|Royal Canadian Air Force Station Winisk]], a [[Mid-Canada Line]] radar control station from 1958 to 1965.
Winisk was home to [[RCAF Station Winisk|Royal Canadian Air Force Station Winisk]], a [[Mid-Canada Line]] radar control station from 1958 to 1965.


==Winisk Airport==
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The town was served by Winisk Airport (YWN) via a 6,000 feet plus [[gravel]] runway which can still be seen. In 1964, [[Transair (Canada)]] was operating scheduled weekly roundtrip passenger flights with [[Douglas DC-4]] propliners on a [[Montreal]] - [[Ottawa]] - Winisk - [[Churchill, Manitoba]] routing.<ref>https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/tz/tz6409/tz6409-2.jpg</ref>

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| IATA = YWN <ref name="ywn">{{cite web | url=https://www.unipage.net/en/airport/ywn | title=Airport YWN &#124; Winisk Airport }}</ref>
| ICAO = CA-0412 <ref name="ywn"/>
| TC =
| LID =
| GPS =
| WMO =
| type = Military 1958-1965 / Civilian 1965-1986
| owner-oper =
| owner = [[Government of Canada]] <br> Government of Ontario
| operator = [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] 1957-1965
| city-served =
| location = Winisk, Ontario
| opened = 1958
| closed = 1986
| passenger_services_ceased = around 1986
| hub =
| focus_city =
| built = 1957-1958 <!-- military airports -->
| used = [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] 1958-1965 <!-- military airports -->
| commander = <!-- military airports -->
| occupants = <!-- military airports -->
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| r1-length-f = <s>6000</s>
| r1-length-m = <s>1829</s>
| r1-surface = <s>gravel</s> <!-- up to r12 -->
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The town was served by Winisk Airport (YWN) via a 6,000 feet plus [[gravel]] runway which can still be seen in aerial photos on the east bank of Winisk River across from the abandoned townsite. It was built by the RCAF to serve [[RCAF Station Winisk]] in 1957-1958. [[Transair (Canada)|Transair]] was initially contracted to provide transportation during the construction of the [[Distant Early Warning Line]] and in 1964 it began was operating scheduled weekly roundtrip passenger flights with [[Douglas DC-4]] propliners on a [[Montreal]] - [[Ottawa]] - Winisk - [[Churchill, Manitoba]] routing.<ref name="fares">[https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/tz/tz6409/tz6409-2.jpg Services - Fares]</ref> The RCAF left in 1965 but the airport remained until the town relocated in 1986 and replaced by [[Peawanuck Airport]]. Austin Airways connected Winisk with other northern communities until the airport closed in 1986.

===Airlines / Destinations===
{{Airport-dest-list
| [[Transair (Canada)|Transair]] | [[Montreal]] - [[Ottawa]] - Winisk - [[Churchill, Manitoba]]<ref name="fares"/>
| [[Austin Airways]] | Winisk - [[Timmins, Ontario|Timmins]] - [[Fort Albany Airport|Fort Albany]] - [[Moosonee Airport|Moosonee]] - [[Attawapiskat Airport|Attawapiskat]] - [[Kashechewan Airport]] - [[Fort Severn Airport|Fort Severn]]
}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite book |title=Winisk: On the Shore of Hudson Bay |last=Hubbert |first=Mildred Young |year=1997 |publisher=Dundurn Press |isbn=1-896219-35-7 }}
* {{cite book |title=Winisk: On the Shore of Hudson Bay |last=Hubbert |first=Mildred Young |year=1997 |publisher=Dundurn Press |isbn=1-896219-35-7 }}
* [http://fnp-ppn.aandc-aadnc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=06264&lang=eng Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada profile]
* [https://fnp-ppn.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/fnp/Main/Search/RVDetail.aspx?RESERVE_NUMBER=06264&lang=eng Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada profile]
Airline service reference [1]: https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/tz/tz6409/tz6409-2.jpg


{{Kenora District}}
{{Kenora District}}



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[[Category:Ghost towns in Ontario]]
[[Category:Ghost towns in Northern Ontario]]
[[Category:Communities in Kenora District]]
[[Category:Communities in Kenora District]]
[[Category:Swampy Cree]]
[[Category:Swampy Cree]]
[[Category:Defunct airports in Ontario]]




Latest revision as of 17:49, 10 October 2023

Winisk 90
Indian reserve
Winisk Indian Reserve No. 90
Winisk 90 is located in Ontario
Winisk 90
Winisk 90
Coordinates: 55°16′N 85°11′W / 55.267°N 85.183°W / 55.267; -85.183
Country Canada
Province Ontario
DistrictKenora
First NationWeenusk
Area
 • Land53.10 km2 (20.50 sq mi)

Winisk 90 is a First Nation reserve and ghost town in the Kenora District in Northern Ontario, situated along the Winisk River. It was destroyed in the 1986 Winisk Flood. After the flood, the residents of the Weenusk First Nation were forced to re-locate to Peawanuck, 30 km inland.

Winisk was home to Royal Canadian Air Force Station Winisk, a Mid-Canada Line radar control station from 1958 to 1965.

Winisk Airport

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Winisk Airport
Summary
Airport typeMilitary 1958-1965 / Civilian 1965-1986
OwnerGovernment of Canada
Government of Ontario
OperatorRoyal Canadian Air Force 1957-1965
LocationWinisk, Ontario
Opened1958
Closed1986
Passenger services ceasedaround 1986
Built1957-1958
In useRoyal Canadian Air Force 1958-1965
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6,000 1,829 gravel

The town was served by Winisk Airport (YWN) via a 6,000 feet plus gravel runway which can still be seen in aerial photos on the east bank of Winisk River across from the abandoned townsite. It was built by the RCAF to serve RCAF Station Winisk in 1957-1958. Transair was initially contracted to provide transportation during the construction of the Distant Early Warning Line and in 1964 it began was operating scheduled weekly roundtrip passenger flights with Douglas DC-4 propliners on a Montreal - Ottawa - Winisk - Churchill, Manitoba routing.[2] The RCAF left in 1965 but the airport remained until the town relocated in 1986 and replaced by Peawanuck Airport. Austin Airways connected Winisk with other northern communities until the airport closed in 1986.

Airlines / Destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Transair Montreal - Ottawa - Winisk - Churchill, Manitoba[2]
Austin Airways Winisk - Timmins - Fort Albany - Moosonee - Attawapiskat - Kashechewan Airport - Fort Severn

References

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  1. ^ a b "Airport YWN | Winisk Airport".
  2. ^ a b Services - Fares


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