Whitehorse/Cousins Airport
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Whitehorse/Cousins Airport | |||
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IATA: N/A - ICAO: CFP8 | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Public | ||
Operator | Government of Yukon | ||
Serves | Whitehorse, Yukon | ||
Elevation AMSL | 2,200 ft (671 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
12/30 | 3,200 | 975 | Gravel |
Whitehorse/Cousins Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: CFP8) is an unpaved airstrip located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada eight nautical miles (14.8 km) northwest of the city centre between the Alaska Highway and the Yukon River. This airport has no services at all, and is used primarily as an emergency landing area and for local pilot training. The airport was built to support the Alaska Highway construction and the Northwest Staging Route .
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[edit] References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 23 November 2006 to 0901Z 18 January 2007.
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