Schefferville Airport — Schefferville, Canada

Schefferville Airport, known by the code YKL, serves the remote town of Schefferville in northern Quebec, Canada, near the Labrador border. Once a booming iron ore mining town, Schefferville's population declined sharply after mine closures, but the airport remains the primary year-round transportation link since no permanent road connects the community to southern Quebec. YKL supports passenger flights, cargo delivery, and medical evacuations essential to residents, including nearby Innu and Naskapi communities. The airport has also seen renewed relevance as iron ore mining activity has periodically resumed in the region. Schefferville's airfield exemplifies the critical role aviation plays in sustaining isolated subarctic settlements across Quebec's Nord-du-Québec region.