Dawson City Airport (IATA: YDA, ICAO: CYDA) is located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east of Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, in the Klondike River valley, and is operated by the Yukon government. It has a terminal building and a runway which was paved in May 2019.[4] The asphalt runway is 5,003 ft × 100 ft (1,525 m × 30 m) long and at an elevation of 1,215 ft (370 m). A number of studies have recommended moving the airport or realigning the runway as it is in a narrow mountain valley.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of Yukon | ||||||||||
| Location | Dawson City, Yukon | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,215 ft / 370 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 64°02′32″N 139°07′48″W / 64.04222°N 139.13000°W | ||||||||||
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The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can normally handle aircraft with up to 15 passengers, but are equipped to handle daily Boeing 737 charters between Dawson City and Fairbanks (Fairbanks International Airport) during the peak summer tourism season.[1]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air North | Inuvik, Old Crow, Whitehorse Seasonal charter: Fairbanks |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
- ^ "Dawson City Airport paving complete". yukon.ca. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
External links
edit- Page about this airport Archived 2012-06-01 at the Wayback Machine on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Dawson City Airport from Nav Canada as available.
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