St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport guide

St. Lewis (Fox Harbour) Airport (Transport Canada identifier CCK4) is a small gravel airstrip serving the town of St. Lewis on the southeast coast of Labrador. St. Lewis is the most easterly permanent community on the North American mainland and had 181 residents at the 2021 census. The airstrip sits at 74 feet above sea level, close to the site of the former Fox Harbour Air Station radar base, which closed in 1961.

The single runway, 05/23, is gravel and measures 2,208 by 75 feet. It has strobe identification lights and visual approach slope indicators at both ends, and no instrument approach. The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador operates the aerodrome and reports runway conditions to pilots. The short strip suits small turboprop and bush aircraft only.

St. Lewis is reached by road over Route 513, a gravel highway of about 30 km that joins the Trans-Labrador Highway near Mary's Harbour. The airstrip gives the community a second link in winter and when the gravel road is poor. No scheduled airline service could be confirmed from current sources, so check with PAL Airlines or a charter operator before planning a trip.