| Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport Whitehorse International Airport |
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| IATA: YXY – ICAO: CYXY | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner/Operator | Government of Yukon[1] | ||
| Location | Whitehorse, Yukon | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,317 ft / 706 m | ||
| Coordinates | 60°42′34″N 135°04′08″W / 60.70944°N 135.06889°WCoordinates: 60°42′34″N 135°04′08″W / 60.70944°N 135.06889°W | ||
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| 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 (2008) | |||
| Aircraft Movements | 25,920 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[2] Statistics from Transport Canada.[3] |
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Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (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 was renamed in honour of longtime Yukon Member of Parliament Erik Nielsen on December 15, 2008.[4]
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle aircraft with no more than 50 passengers; however, they can handle up to 225 if the aircraft is unloaded in stages.[2][5]
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. ARFF services are also provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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 Whitehorse Water Aerodrome, a float plane base on Schwatka Lake.
Whitehorse is also a major stopover point for private flyers who make the trip to and from 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; Korean Air Boeing 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 (RCMP) order the crew out at gunpoint.
The airport's parking lot is graced by an old Canadian Pacific Airlines 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.
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Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Canada Jazz | Calgary [seasonal], Vancouver |
| Air North | Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Dawson City, Inuvik, Old Crow, Fairbanks |
| Condor Flugdienst | Frankfurt [seasonal] |
| First Air | Fort Simpson, Yellowknife |
See also
References
- ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 7 May 2009 to 0901Z 2 July 2009
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers
- ^ "Yukon names airport after former MP Nielsen", cbc.ca, December 16, 2008.
- ^ CBSA Office - Detailed Information
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.
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