View source for Cree Lake/Crystal Lodge (Midgett Field) Aerodrome

{{Short description|Aerodrome in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Cree Lake/Crystal Lodge (Midgett Field) Aerodrome
| IATA= 
| ICAO = 
| TC = CKS8
| type = Private
| owner = Daniel & Ryan Dearborn C/O Crystal Lodge Cree Lake
| operator = Crystal Lodge
| city-served = 
| location = [[Cree Lake]]
| timezone = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
| utc = [[UTC−06:00]]
| elevation-f = 1,615
| coordinates = {{coord|57|27|51|N|106|44|54|W|region:CA-SK|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = Saskatchewan#Canada
| pushpin_label = CKS8
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Saskatchewan
| pushpin_relief = yes
| website = [http://www.creelake.fishing/ www.creelake.fishing]
| r1-number = 18/36
| r1-length-f = 3,185
| r1-surface = Clay
| footnotes = Source: [[Canada Flight Supplement]]<ref name="CFS">{{CFS}}</ref>
}}

'''Cree Lake/Crystal Lodge''' ('''Midgett Field''') '''Aerodrome''' {{Airport codes||||CKS8}} is located adjacent to Crystal Lodge, a fly-in fishing lodge on [[Cree Lake]], [[Saskatchewan]], Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crystal Lodge Cree Lake |url=https://tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/1649/crystal-lodge-cree-lake |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=27 January 2025}}</ref> The airport is located on [[Ispatinow Island]], the largest island in the lake.

The airstrip was created in the late 1990s with naturally derived clay. This runway is a private airstrip for the use of Crystal Lodge guests; CKS8 is primarily serviced by McMurray Aviation based in Fort McMurray, Alberta.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mcmurrayaviation.com/about-us/ | title=About Us }}</ref> Crystal Lodge does welcome private pilots and general aviation guests who are looking for their own bush pilot experience; permission & planning is required. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://creelake.fishing/aviation-special | title=Crystal Lodge - Cree Lake SK }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of airports in Saskatchewan]]
* [[Cree Lake (Crystal Lodge) Water Aerodrome]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120529042448/http://archive.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=11&ap_id=1016 Page about this airport] on [[Canadian Owners and Pilots Association|COPA's]] ''Places to Fly'' airport directory

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