There are many airports in Saskatchewan, Canada. The town of Lloydminster effectively covers parts of both Alberta and Saskatchewan, but the airport is counted as part of Alberta. Not all Saskatchewan airports have regularly scheduled flights. We do not list the smallest Saskatchewan airports, since there is no way to provide you flights from those airports. Some of these airports are LaRonge, Points North, Stony Rapids, Wollaston, Fond du Lac, and Uranium City, served by airlines such as Pronto Airways and Transwest Air.
Saskatchewan is the middle province of Canada's three prairie provinces. Most "Saskatchewanians" live in the southern part of the province. The largest city is Saskatoon, followed by the province's capital, Regina. Other major cities (in order of size) include Prince Albert, Moose Jaw, Yorkton, Swift Current, and North Battleford. The province's name comes from the Saskatchewan River, whose name comes from its Cree designation: kisisksciwani-sipiy, meaning "swift flowing river."
Saskatchewan is (approximately) a quadrilateral bounded on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the American states of Montana and North Dakota. The southern portions of the province are largely prairies converted to farmlands, while the northern portions of the province reflect a Canadian Shield topography of cold boreal forests and thousands of lakes.
Saskatchewan's economy is traditionally associated with agriculture; however, increasing diversification has meant that now agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting together make up only 6.8% of the province's GDP. Wheat is the most familiar crop, and perhaps the one stereotypically associated with the province, but other grains like canola, flax, rye, oats, peas, lentils, canary seed, and barley are also produced. Mining is also a major industry in the province, with Saskatchewan being the world leader in potash exports. In the northern part of the province, forestry is significant.
Saskatchewan is also the world's most important supplier of uranium, and supplies much of the western world's supplies. The uranium industry is closely regulated by the provincial government which allows the government of Saskatchewan great latitude in setting world uranium prices. ( )
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