Uranium City Airport

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Uranium City Airport
IATA: YBE - ICAO: CYBE
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Saskatchewan Highways & Transportation
Serves		Uranium City, Saskatchewan
Elevation AMSL		1,044 ft (318 m)
Coordinates		59°33′41″N, 108°28′53″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
06/24	3,930	1,198	Treated Gravel

Uranium City Airport, (IATA: YBE, ICAO: CYBE), is located 4.0 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Canada. It is classified as a Code 2 airport.^[1]

The airport was originally constructed by Eldorado Mining in the 1950s to support the growing mining operations around Uranium City. Transport Canada assumed ownership in the 1970s.

After the loss of the community's mining industry, Uranium City began a sharp depopulation. The Saskatchewan provincial government assumed ownership of the airport in early 1997 from Transport Canada. The facility was downgraded two years later as its runway was shortened from 5000 feet (1524 m) to its current 3930 feet (1198 m), while the runway's width was halved to 100 feet (30 m).^[1]

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

• Transwest Air (Fond du Lac)

[edit] See also

• Uranium City Water Aerodrome

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} excerpts from Athabasca Basin Transportation Planning Committee. Athabasca Economic Development & Training Corporation.

• Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 March 2007 to 0901Z 10 May 2007.

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