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Wawa Airport ( IATA : YXZ , ICAO : CYXZ ) is a registered airport located 1.7 nautical miles (3.1 km; 2.0 mi) south southwest of Wawa , Ontario , Canada. The airport serves chartered passenger flights , general aviation , and air ambulance ( MEDEVAC ).

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18-989: [REDACTED] Look up wawa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wawa may refer to: People [ edit ] Waawa , an ethnic group of Nigeria Given name or nickname [ edit ] Wawa (Malagasy musician) Wawa (Taiwanese singer) (born 1964) Wawa of Mataram , king of Mataram from 924 to 929 Vava (rapper) (born 1995), Chinese rapper Warren Barguil (born 1991), French racing cyclist Harrison Chongo (1969–2011), Zambian footballer Wawa Gatheru , American activist Warren Snipe (born 1971), American rapper Wawrzyniec Żuławski (1916–1957), Polish mountaineer, composer and writer Surname [ edit ] Marie Wawa , Vanuatuan actress Serge Wawa (born 1986), Ivorian footballer Séry Wawa (1943–2013), Ivorian footballer Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Wawa, Ontario ,

36-593: A language of Cameroon Chinook Wawa , a pidgin trade language in the Pacific Northwest Transport [ edit ] Wawa Airport , near Wawa, Ontario, Canada Wawa station , a SEPTA station in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania Other uses [ edit ] Wawa (company) , an American convenience store chain Kamloops Wawa , a Canadian newspaper Triplochiton scleroxylon ,

54-410: A language of Cameroon Chinook Wawa , a pidgin trade language in the Pacific Northwest Transport [ edit ] Wawa Airport , near Wawa, Ontario, Canada Wawa station , a SEPTA station in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania Other uses [ edit ] Wawa (company) , an American convenience store chain Kamloops Wawa , a Canadian newspaper Triplochiton scleroxylon ,

72-505: A township Wawa Lake , Ontario Nicaragua [ edit ] Wawa River (Nicaragua) Philippines [ edit ] Wawa Dam , Rizal Province Barangays [ edit ] Wawa, Pilar, Bataan Del Remedio, San Pablo, Laguna Wawa, in Abra de Ilog , Occidental Mindoro Wawa, in Orani , Bataan Rivers [ edit ] Wawa River (Agusan del Sur) , a tributary of

90-412: A township Wawa Lake , Ontario Nicaragua [ edit ] Wawa River (Nicaragua) Philippines [ edit ] Wawa Dam , Rizal Province Barangays [ edit ] Wawa, Pilar, Bataan Del Remedio, San Pablo, Laguna Wawa, in Abra de Ilog , Occidental Mindoro Wawa, in Orani , Bataan Rivers [ edit ] Wawa River (Agusan del Sur) , a tributary of

108-561: A tree Water Authority of Western Australia Wawa Hotel , a former resort hotel in Ontario, Canada Wawa Pictures , a Singaporean production company "Wawa," a song performed by Lizzy Mercier Descloux Wawa subprovince of the Algoman orogeny See also [ edit ] WA (disambiguation) Wah wah (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

126-462: A tree Water Authority of Western Australia Wawa Hotel , a former resort hotel in Ontario, Canada Wawa Pictures , a Singaporean production company "Wawa," a song performed by Lizzy Mercier Descloux Wawa subprovince of the Algoman orogeny See also [ edit ] WA (disambiguation) Wah wah (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

144-1102: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages wawa [REDACTED] Look up wawa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wawa may refer to: People [ edit ] Waawa , an ethnic group of Nigeria Given name or nickname [ edit ] Wawa (Malagasy musician) Wawa (Taiwanese singer) (born 1964) Wawa of Mataram , king of Mataram from 924 to 929 Vava (rapper) (born 1995), Chinese rapper Warren Barguil (born 1991), French racing cyclist Harrison Chongo (1969–2011), Zambian footballer Wawa Gatheru , American activist Warren Snipe (born 1971), American rapper Wawrzyniec Żuławski (1916–1957), Polish mountaineer, composer and writer Surname [ edit ] Marie Wawa , Vanuatuan actress Serge Wawa (born 1986), Ivorian footballer Séry Wawa (1943–2013), Ivorian footballer Places [ edit ] Canada [ edit ] Wawa, Ontario ,

162-496: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Language and nationality disambiguation pages Wawa Airport The idea to convert the already existing gravel Algoma Ore mine airstrip into an airport was proposed in 1968 by the Wawa Chamber of Commerce. The project had funding issues leading up to the development of the airport. The Michipicoten Township Council expected

180-525: The Ontario Government to pay for the total cost of the airport, but they had only paid 50% of the estimated cost, relying on the town council to fundraise money locally. The licensing for the airstrip was tentatively approved for 3,300 ft (1,000 m) of the available 4,600 ft (1,400 m) on May 26, 1969, by the Canada Department of Transport , along with setting aside $ 1 million for

198-747: The Agusan River Wawa River, a tributary of the Marikina River Sudan [ edit ] Wawa, Sudan , a town Togo [ edit ] Wawa Prefecture United States [ edit ] Wawa, Pennsylvania , an unincorporated community Callsigns [ edit ] WAWA (AM) , a defunct radio station serving Milwaukee, Wisconsin WAWA-TV , now WPXA-TV, serving Rome, Georgia WAWA-FM, now WLUM-FM , serving Milwaukee, Wisconsin Languages [ edit ] Wawa language ,

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216-525: The Agusan River Wawa River, a tributary of the Marikina River Sudan [ edit ] Wawa, Sudan , a town Togo [ edit ] Wawa Prefecture United States [ edit ] Wawa, Pennsylvania , an unincorporated community Callsigns [ edit ] WAWA (AM) , a defunct radio station serving Milwaukee, Wisconsin WAWA-TV , now WPXA-TV, serving Rome, Georgia WAWA-FM, now WLUM-FM , serving Milwaukee, Wisconsin Languages [ edit ] Wawa language ,

234-494: The airport on July 17, 1975, the airport officially opened on August 11 by Premier Bill Davis . The airport originally served daily passenger flights to Sault Ste. Marie , Thunder Bay , and other small communities nearby by Air-Dale and NorOntair . A single DHC-6 Twin Otter serviced the airport. A resurfacing project began in the summer of 1977, shutting down the airport. The airport reopened on July 20, 1978. Initially expecting

252-543: The airport, filling in the revenue costs. The runway temporarily closed from September 2, 1997, to October 6 due to maintenance repairs, which began in July 1997. Air Georgian signed a two-year contract on June 1, 1999, replacing Bearskin Airlines as the regular passenger service in and out of Wawa. Service ceased on February 10, 2001, after no attempts to renew the contract, marking the last regular passenger service to go through

270-410: The development of the project, relieving funding issues. Only 3,300 feet were issued a license due to nearby rocks and trees making a part of the airstrip unsafe. On October 1, 1974, Michipicoten Township Council passed a resolution to expand the runway from the licensed 3,300 ft (1,000 m) to a minimum of 4,000 ft (1,200 m). Although commercial flights started flying in and out of

288-515: The project to cost $ 20,000, the project went over the estimate by $ 80,000 for a total of $ 100,000. A terminal for the airport opened in September 1980. Worries about the airport operation arose in January 1996 after the closure of NorOntair, which expected the airport to lose $ 600,000 per year. The worries were resolved after Bearskin Airlines started operating regular passenger service in and out of

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