Arriving by fixed-wing airplane, Sable Island National Park Reserve

Visitors are greeted by Parks Canada staff on arrival, and transported to Main Station.
On Sable Island, the beach is the runway! Before the fixed-wing airplane leaves Halifax, Parks Canada staff ensure there is a long enough stretch of hard-packed sand for a runway. If there is a good runway and the weather cooperates, the flight is a go!
Vehicles are used to mark the location of the runway for each flight. A windsock is attached to a vehicle and used to communicate wind direction to the pilot.