Rea Point Airport serves Melville Island, CA.
Rea Point Airport (CA-0306), also known by its ICAO code CYOX, is a closed airport located on Melville Island, Nunavut, Canada, at latitude 75°21'55"N and longitude 105°43'40"W.
The airport was established and maintained by Panarctic Oils Ltd. to support its oil and gas exploration operations in the high Arctic, serving as a staging and distribution center for materials and personnel. It featured a 6,300-foot long, 200-foot wide sand and gravel runway with lighting and navigational beacons, and also functioned as a weather reporting facility.
A significant event in its history was the crash of Panarctic Flight 416, a Lockheed Electra aircraft (CF-PAB), on October 30, 1974, approximately 2.5 nautical miles southeast of the airport. The crash, which occurred during an abrupt descent, resulted in the deaths of 30 passengers and two of the four crew members,. The airport is currently listed as defunct.
*Sources researched: ourairports.com, publications.gc.ca, pilotnav.com, bigorre.org*
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Rea Point Airport is located in Melville Island, CA. Its IATA code is — and ICAO code is CA-0306.