Morfee Lakes Water Aerodrome

The closure was an administrative delisting rather than a shutdown caused by a specific event like an accident or military conversion. The most probable reasons are economic and operational. The primary users of such a facility would have been air charter and forestry companies. A decline in local forestry operations or a consolidation of aviation services at the nearby land-based Mackenzie Airport (CYZY) would have reduced the need for an officially registered water aerodrome. The operator may have simply chosen to no longer pay the fees or meet the requirements for official registration with Transport Canada.

The site of the former aerodrome is Morfee Lake, a public body of water located directly east of the District of Mackenzie. The lake is a major recreational hub for the community, featuring beaches, boat launches, and Morfee Lake Provincial Park. While the official 'aerodrome' designation (CA-0544) is no longer active, the lake itself remains a viable and legally usable landing area for floatplanes. Pilots can operate on the lake in accordance with Canadian Aviation Regulations, but there are no registered aviation services, fuel, or facilities at the site. It is now considered an unregistered/uncontrolled landing location.

Morfee Lakes Water Aerodrome was a functional seaplane base that supported the primary industries of Mackenzie, which are forestry, mining, and tourism. When active, it served as a crucial link for floatplanes accessing remote areas of northern British Columbia. Operations would have included transporting workers and equipment to and from logging camps and mining exploration sites, conducting aerial surveys, and providing air taxi services for hunters, fishermen, and tourists heading to remote lodges and wilderness areas. Its significance was tied directly to the resource-based economy of the region.

There are no known plans or prospects to officially reopen or re-register the Morfee Lakes Water Aerodrome. The community's primary aviation needs are served by the Mackenzie Airport (CYZY). Since floatplanes can still legally use the lake as an unregistered landing site, there is little incentive for an operator to go through the process and expense of officially registering it with Transport Canada unless a new, large-scale commercial operation were to establish a permanent base there, which is considered unlikely.