Barber Field Airport, La Ronge

BARBER F I ELD A I RPORT , LA RONGE these clients to get them from a wheel-based aircraft to an aircraft on floats.” The airport also offers direct access to the lake from the airfield enabling operators to take float planes in and out of the water. Operators can have their float planes serviced or stored. Currently on Burr’s to-do list is the development of some mid-sized hangar lots. “We’ve had a lot of inquiries from individuals and companies that are looking for lots they can develop,” he explains. “We have full-size commercial hangar lots and we have small private lots, and these interested parties have expressed that the small ones are too small and the large ones are too large for their needs. So, we recognize that there’s a need to offer something more suitable. They will be completed by the end of this year.” There are also provisions in the airport’s zoning regulations to lengthen the runway, as required, if there is a future need to accommodate larger aircraft than are now being served. Currently the largest aircraft that regularly use the Airport are