Whitehorse International Airport
| Whitehorse International Airport | |||
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| IATA: YXY – ICAO: CYXY | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government of Yukon | ||
| Location | Whitehorse, Yukon | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,317 ft / 706 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 01/19 | 2,075 | 632 | Asphalt |
| 13R/31L | 9,497 | 2,895 | Asphalt |
| 13L/31R | 4,000 | 1,219 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft Movements | 27,525 | ||
| Statistics from Transport Canada.[1] Source: Canada Flight Supplement[2] |
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Whitehorse International Airport (IATA: YXY, ICAO: CYXY) is located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. It is part of the National Airports System, and is operated by the government of the Yukon Territory.
The airport has one Fixed Base Operator for fuel, limited aircraft maintenance facilities. The control tower operates from 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. local time, and the Whitehorse Flight Service Station provides Airport Advisory Service during the remaining hours.
In addition to scheduled commercial service, numerous small charter operators and bush pilots use the airport and it serves as a major base for water bombers used in forest firefighting operations. The airport also controls a float plane base on Schwatka Lake.
Whitehorse is also a major stopover point for private flyers who make the trip to Alaska.
During the September 11, 2001 attacks, two aircraft approaching the United States from Asia were diverted to Whitehorse as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon, they were two Korean Air 747s, one of which was feared hijacked but this was not the case — the plane was low on fuel. Many of the buildings in the downtown area below the airport were evacuated. Those who witnessed the plane's landing saw the Royal Canadian Mounted Police order the crew out at gunpoint.
The airport's parking lot is graced by an old Canadian Pacific Air Lines Douglas DC-3 on a pedestal that serves as a wind vane. That particular craft first served for the United States Army Air Force in southeast Asia during World War II, before being sold after the war for commercial airline service.
Airlines and destinations
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Jazz (Vancouver)
- Air North (Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Dawson City, Inuvik, Old Crow, Fairbanks)
- Condor Airlines (Frankfurt) [seasonal]
- First Air (Fort Simpson, Yellowknife)
See also
References
- ^ TP577 2006
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 5 July 2007 to 0901Z 30 August 2007.
External links
- Government of Yukon - Whitehorse International Airport
- CF-CPY Wind Vane
- Whitehorse Airport Arrivals & Departures
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Whitehorse International Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
| Canadian Airports | |
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| By location indicator | CA • CB • CC • CD • CE • CF • CG • CH • CI • CJ • CK • CL • CM • CN • CO • CP • CR • CS • CT • CV • CW • CY • CZ |
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| See also: Canadian National Airports System • Abandoned airports in Canada • Heliports in Canada • Canadian International Airports • List of airports by ICAO code: C | |
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