Mosque Airport

The airport was closed for economic reasons. Private airstrips like CA-0243 are typically built to support a specific industrial activity, such as mining exploration, logging operations, or a remote wilderness lodge. The closure would have coincided with the cessation of the project it was built to serve, making its maintenance and operation no longer necessary or financially viable.

The site is completely abandoned and is being reclaimed by nature. Satellite imagery of the coordinates shows a faint but clear outline of a single, unpaved runway in a river valley. The surface is overgrown with grass, shrubs, and small trees, making it completely unusable for any type of aircraft. There are no remaining buildings or infrastructure visible at the site. It exists today only as a clearing in the forest.

Mosque Airport was a small, private bush airstrip. Its significance was purely functional, providing vital air access to a very remote and otherwise inaccessible area in the Skeena Mountains of British Columbia. It was not a public airport and had no scheduled passenger or cargo services. Operations would have been limited to small, STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) capable aircraft, such as Cessna, de Havilland Beaver, or Piper Super Cub aircraft, as well as helicopters. These aircraft would have been used to transport personnel, equipment, and supplies for the resource exploration or extraction activities in the region.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Mosque Airport. Given its extreme remoteness, the lack of any nearby communities or ongoing industrial projects, and the significant cost required to clear, restore, and certify the airstrip, a reopening is highly improbable. Any future resource activity in the area would likely rely on helicopters or build a new, temporary airstrip if required.