Bloodvein River Airport guide

Bloodvein River Airport (ICAO CZTA) is a small public airfield beside the Bloodvein River on the eastern shore of Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba. It serves Bloodvein First Nation, a community of about 1,900 registered members. The field sits at 729 ft (222 m) above sea level.

The Government of Manitoba operates the airport. It has a single crushed-rock runway, 18/36, measuring 2,995 ft (913 m). Statistics Canada recorded about 2,100 aircraft movements in 2010. No passenger count is published.

Northway Aviation links the airport with Berens River and Winnipeg/St. Andrews, and Amik Aviation also flies to Winnipeg/St. Andrews. Charter flights are a main use. Work to upgrade the Rice River Road and extend it to Berens River finished in 2017, giving the community an all-weather road to the provincial highway network, but the airport remains a main link for travel to Winnipeg. Travellers should confirm schedules with the carriers, since this is a remote community airfield rather than a commercial hub.