Jellicoe Airport

The closure was due to economic reasons. The airport primarily supported local mining exploration and forestry industries. As these small-scale operations declined in the area and road infrastructure, specifically Highway 11, improved, the need for a small, local airstrip diminished. Regional air traffic was consolidated at the larger and better-equipped Greenstone Regional Airport (CYGQ) in nearby Geraldton, making Jellicoe Airport redundant.

The airport is permanently closed and abandoned. Satellite imagery of the coordinates confirms the site's condition. The runway outline is still clearly visible from the air, but it is unmaintained, overgrown with vegetation, and the surface has deteriorated. There are no remaining buildings, hangars, or any signs of aviation activity. The site is not used for any other purpose and is slowly being reclaimed by the surrounding boreal forest.

Jellicoe Airport, also known historically as Jellicoe (Wildgoose Lake), was a small but important unregistered aerodrome for the remote community of Jellicoe in the Thunder Bay District. Its primary function was to provide air access for resource-based industries. Operations consisted mainly of light bush planes (such as the de Havilland Beaver and Cessna aircraft) operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR). The airport had a single gravel runway, approximately 2,600 feet in length, and was vital for transporting personnel, supplies, and equipment to and from remote exploration and logging camps.

There are no known or published plans to reopen Jellicoe Airport. Given the region's current needs are well-served by the Greenstone Regional Airport (CYGQ), and the lack of any new, localized industry that would require a dedicated airstrip, the prospect of it reopening is virtually non-existent.