Tetachuck Lake Airport

The closure was primarily due to economic and logistical factors. The airstrip was privately owned and its main purpose was to serve the remote Tetachuck Wilderness Lodge. Maintaining a remote gravel runway is expensive. The lodge, like many others in British Columbia's backcountry, transitioned to relying exclusively on floatplanes, which can land directly on Tetachuck Lake. Floatplanes offer greater flexibility and eliminate the significant cost and effort of runway upkeep, making the land-based airstrip redundant.

The airport is abandoned and defunct. Satellite imagery of the coordinates reveals the faint, overgrown outline of the former runway, oriented in a northwest/southeast direction. The surface has been reclaimed by grass, weeds, and small shrubs, rendering it unusable for any standard aircraft operations. There are no remaining airport facilities. The site is slowly returning to its natural state, while the adjacent lodge continues to operate using the lake for floatplane access.

Tetachuck Lake Airport was a vital, albeit small, piece of aviation infrastructure providing access to a region completely cut off from the road network. Its primary role was supporting tourism and recreational activities centered around the Tetachuck Wilderness Lodge. The approximately 2,500-foot gravel runway allowed wheel-equipped bush planes (e.g., Cessna 185, Piper Super Cub, de Havilland Beaver) to bring in guests, staff, and supplies. For a period, it was a key gateway for anglers, hunters, and wilderness enthusiasts visiting the western part of the Nechako Reservoir and the border of Tweedsmuir Provincial Park.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Tetachuck Lake Airport. The significant cost required to clear, regrade, and potentially certify the runway is prohibitive. Given that the area's access needs are effectively and efficiently met by floatplanes, there is no economic or practical incentive to restore the land-based airstrip. It is expected to remain permanently closed.