Churchill Falls Airport – ZUM Newfoundland and Labrador

Churchill Falls is a place in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is the domain of the Churchill Falls Generating Station and a small airport. The Churchill Falls Airport, which uses the assigned designated IATA code ZUM, is maintained and managed by Churchill Falls Labrador Corporation Limited. The airport is found 7.4km northwest of Churchill Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. During the 1970s, the airport scheduled commuter jet service with Boeing 737-200 jetliner flights to Goose Bay, Wabush, Halifax and other cities in eastern Canada.

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ZUM-Churchill Falls Airport is a small airport servicing 1,500-2,000 passengers yearly. The airport has no proper terminal and the buildings are considered small structures inside the airport. The airport has a single runway of about 5,500ft long. Provincial Airlines is the sole airline service that operates in the airport generally with scheduled commuter flights connecting to Goose Bay and Wabush, Canada. On March 2019, the Minister of Transport has declared $98,215 resources for the procurement of pre-wetting material spreader. This equipment accelerates the melting of ice on airside surface.

What to Do & Area Attractions

Travellers can check Height of Land Hotel, which is a 7 minutes drive from the Churchill Falls Airport. The hotel has a restaurant and child friendly amenities. Relax after a tiring flight at the 4-star Royal Inn & Suites or the nearby Hotel Motel Du Havre. The Quality Inn Sept-iles offers free wireless internet to its guests.

The closest domestic airport to Churchill Falls Airport (ZUM) is Wabush Airport which is 203.7km from ZUM.