Tabor Lake Water Aerodrome

The closure was not due to a specific incident, accident, or military conversion. The most likely reason is administrative. Small, private-use aerodromes like this are often de-registered when the primary operator ceases operations, no longer requires an official listing, or chooses not to maintain the registration requirements and associated costs with Transport Canada. It essentially reverted from an officially recognized aerodrome to a public body of water.

The site is no longer an active or registered aerodrome. The coordinates point to Tabor Lake, which is now primarily used for public recreation. The area features the Tabor Lake Recreation Site, which includes a public boat launch, beach, and picnic areas. The shoreline is also developed with private residences, many of which have their own docks. While floatplanes can legally land on and take off from the lake (subject to regulations governing aviation on public waterways), there are no longer any dedicated, registered aerodrome facilities, services, or an official operator. The site has fully reverted to public and residential use.

Tabor Lake Water Aerodrome served as a convenient base for floatplane operations in the Prince George area. Its primary function was to support general aviation, including private recreational flying and potentially small-scale commercial charter services. Operations would have included flights to remote fishing and hunting lodges, forestry survey sites, and mineral exploration camps in the vast wilderness of northern British Columbia. While not a major commercial hub, it provided a registered and recognized point of departure and arrival for seaplane traffic on the east side of Prince George.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening Tabor Lake Water Aerodrome as an officially registered facility. Given the increased residential development around the lake and its established use as a public recreational site, re-establishing a registered aerodrome would likely face significant local and regulatory challenges. The aviation needs of the region are served by other facilities, including the Prince George Airport (CYXS) and other nearby water aerodromes.