Alert Airport
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| Alert Airport | |||
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| IATA: YLT – ICAO: CYLT – WMO: 71355 |
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military | ||
| Operator | DND/1CdnAirDiv Alert AMO Ottawa | ||
| Location | Alert, Nunavut | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 100 ft / 31 m | ||
| Coordinates | 82°31′04″N 062°16′50″W / 82.51778°N 62.28056°WCoordinates: 82°31′04″N 062°16′50″W / 82.51778°N 62.28056°W | ||
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 CYLT
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 05/23 | 5,500 | 1,676 | Gravel |
| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] |
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Alert Airport (IATA: YLT, ICAO: CYLT) is the world's northernmost permanent airport, located at Alert, Nunavut, Canada, approximately 830 km (520 mi) south of the true North Pole. It is operated by the Canadian Department of National Defence and is part of Canadian Forces Station Alert.
CFS Alert is supplied by military aircraft only; the airfield is required for transport of personnel and provisions 12 months of the year. The facility is also used as an emergency source of fuel for allied military aircraft low on fuel flying in the region. There have been 2 crashes involving fatalities at the airfield since it was established.
[edit] References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
[edit] External links
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Alert Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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