Whitehorse International Airport
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| Whitehorse International Airport | |||
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| IATA: YXY - ICAO: CYXY | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government of Yukon | ||
| Serves | Whitehorse, Yukon | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,317 ft (706 m) | ||
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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 |
Whitehorse International Airport (IATA: YXY, ICAO: CYXY) is located in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, 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 7AM - 9PM local, 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 747's, 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 RCMP 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.
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- Condor Airlines (Frankfurt) [seasonal]
- First Air (Fort Simpson)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 23 November 2006 to 0901Z 18 January 2007.
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