Lemoray Airport

Economic and logistical reasons. Lemoray Airport was a private airstrip built and used almost exclusively to serve the nearby Lemoray Gas Plant (originally operated by Westcoast Energy, later Duke Energy and Enbridge). The closure was likely due to the operator deeming air service no longer necessary or cost-effective for transporting personnel. This can be caused by improved road access (via Highway 97), changes in workforce rotation schedules, or a shift to ground transportation.

The airport is abandoned and unmaintained. The site consists of a single, visible runway that is heavily overgrown with grass and shrubs. There are no aircraft, buildings, or signs of activity at the location. The land is unused and is slowly being reclaimed by the surrounding forest.

The airport's significance was purely industrial, serving as a critical piece of infrastructure for the natural gas industry in a remote region of British Columbia. Its primary function was to facilitate the transport of fly-in/fly-out workers and time-sensitive cargo to the Lemoray Gas Plant. It supported chartered commercial operations; for example, the Canadian Transportation Agency issued a licence in 2001 to Northern Thunderbird Air to operate flights between Prince George and Lemoray. The airport featured a single gravel runway capable of handling turboprop commuter aircraft like the Beechcraft 1900.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. Its existence was tied to a specific industrial need that has since ceased. Reopening would require significant investment to clear and restore the runway, as well as a new, sustainable economic justification, which is highly unlikely given the site's remote location and the availability of road transport.