Lambert Creek Tower Airport

The airport's closure is directly linked to a shift in provincial resource management strategy. The airstrip existed primarily to service the Lambert Creek Fire Lookout Tower, operated by the Alberta Forest Service (now Alberta Wildfire). As the province began phasing out its network of manned fire towers in favor of more modern detection methods like aerial patrols and satellite monitoring, the infrastructure supporting these towers, including dedicated airstrips, was no longer needed and was subsequently abandoned.

The site is completely abandoned and is being reclaimed by nature. Satellite imagery of the coordinates (58.033333, -114.133331) clearly shows the faint outline of a single, overgrown runway in a heavily forested area. The clearing for the airstrip is still visible, but it is covered with shrubs and young trees, making it unusable for any aircraft. There are no buildings or signs of human activity at the site. It exists today only as a clearing in the forest, a remnant of its past use.

Lambert Creek Tower Airport was a remote bush airstrip crucial for wildfire management in the forests of northern Alberta. Its primary function was to facilitate the transport of personnel, equipment, and supplies to and from the isolated Lambert Creek Fire Lookout Tower. The airport would have handled light, STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) capable aircraft, such as the de Havilland Beaver or Cessna 185, which are commonly used for accessing remote locations in the Canadian wilderness. The operations were likely seasonal, peaking during the summer fire season. The airstrip was an essential link in the chain of wildfire detection and initial response for a vast, sparsely populated area.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the Lambert Creek Tower Airport. Given that its original purpose—servicing a now-decommissioned fire tower—no longer exists, there is no economic or logistical driver for its reactivation. Re-establishing the airport would require significant investment to clear the overgrown runway and ensure it meets modern safety standards, for which there is currently no demand.