Beaulieu River Airport

Unknown, but highly likely related to economic factors. Airstrips in this remote region of the Northwest Territories are almost exclusively built to support specific industrial activities, primarily mining or mineral exploration. The closure would have coincided with the end of the associated project, such as a mine becoming exhausted or an exploration camp being decommissioned. There is no information linking the closure to a specific accident or military conversion.

The site is undeveloped Canadian Shield wilderness. High-resolution satellite imagery of the specified coordinates (62.4500, -113.0333) shows no discernible remains of a runway, buildings, or any other airport infrastructure. The land consists of natural rock outcroppings, small lakes, and sparse boreal forest, typical of the area east of Yellowknife. The site is not in use and is accessible only by air (floatplane/ski-plane) or by winter ice road.

There is no documented historical significance for an airport with this specific designation. The identifier 'CA-0039' is not a standard ICAO code issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization; rather, it appears to be an internal or database-specific identifier. If the airstrip existed, its role would have been purely logistical: to serve as a private landing area for a mining or exploration camp in the Beaulieu River area, which is part of the geologically rich Yellowknife Gold Belt. Operations would have been limited to small bush planes (like the de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver or Cessna 185) capable of landing on a short, likely unpaved, runway to transport personnel and supplies.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening this airport. Any future development at this specific location would require a new, compelling economic reason, such as the establishment of a new mine. As no infrastructure remains, this would entail constructing an airport from scratch rather than reopening an existing one.