After the flood, the residents of the Weenusk First Nation were forced to re-locate to Peawanuck, 30 km inland.

Transair was initially contracted to provide transportation during the construction of the Distant Early Warning Line and in 1964 it began was operating scheduled weekly roundtrip passenger flights with Douglas DC-4 propliners on a Montreal - Ottawa - Winisk - Churchill, Manitoba routing.

Austin Airways connected Winisk with other northern communities until the airport closed in 1986.

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