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{{short description|Airport in Yukon, Canada}} |
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{{Infobox airport |
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| name = Dawson City Airport |
| name = Dawson City Airport |
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| image = Dawson City Airport.JPG |
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| IATA = YDA |
| IATA = YDA |
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| ICAO = CYDA |
| ICAO = CYDA |
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| operator = Government of Yukon |
| operator = Government of Yukon |
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| city-served = |
| city-served = |
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| location = [[Dawson City, Yukon |
| location = [[Dawson City]], Yukon |
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| timezone = [[ |
| timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]] |
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| utc = [[UTC−08:00]] |
| utc = [[UTC−08:00]] |
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| summer = PDT |
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| utcs = [[UTC−07:00]] |
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| elevation-f = 1,215 |
| elevation-f = 1,215 |
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| coordinates = {{coord|64|02|32|N|139|07|48|W|region:CA-YT|display=inline,title}} |
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| latd = 64 | latm = 02 | lats = 32 | latNS = N |
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| longd= 139 | longm= 07 | longs= 49 | longEW= W |
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| coordinates_region = CA-YT |
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| pushpin_label = CYDA |
| pushpin_label = CYDA |
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Yukon |
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Yukon |
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| website = |
| website = |
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| r1-number = 03/21 |
| r1-number = 03/21 |
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| r1-length-f = 5, |
| r1-length-f = 5,003 |
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| r1-surface = |
| r1-surface = Asphalt |
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| stat-year = 2010 |
| stat-year = 2010 |
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| stat1-header = Aircraft movements |
| stat1-header = Aircraft movements |
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| stat1-data = 8,670 |
| stat1-data = 8,670 |
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| footnotes = Sources: [[Canada Flight Supplement]]<ref name="CFS">{{CFS}}</ref><br>[[Environment Canada]]<ref>[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/prods_servs/metstat1_e.html Synoptic/Metstat Station Information]</ref><br>Movements from [[Statistics Canada]].<ref name="move">[http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/51-210-x/2011001/t001-eng.htm Total aircraft movements by class of operation]</ref> |
| footnotes = Sources: [[Canada Flight Supplement]]<ref name="CFS">{{CFS}}</ref><br>[[Environment Canada]]<ref>[http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/prods_servs/metstat1_e.html Synoptic/Metstat Station Information] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201114641/http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/prods_servs/metstat1_e.html |date=December 1, 2011 }}</ref><br>Movements from [[Statistics Canada]].<ref name="move">[http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/51-210-x/2011001/t001-eng.htm Total aircraft movements by class of operation]</ref> |
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'''Dawson City Airport''' {{Airport codes|YDA|CYDA}} is located {{convert|8|NM|lk=in}} east of [[ |
'''Dawson City Airport''' {{Airport codes|YDA|CYDA}} is located {{convert|8|NM|lk=in}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yukon.ca/en/news/dawson-city-airport-paving-complete|title=Dawson City Airport paving complete|date=2019-05-28|website=yukon.ca|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref> The asphalt runway is {{convert|5003|x|100|ft|abbr=on|0}} long and at an elevation of {{convert|1215|ft|abbr=on|0}}. 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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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, Alaska|Fairbanks]] ([[Fairbanks International Airport]]) during the peak summer tourism season.<ref name="CFS"/> |
The airport is classified as an [[International airport|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, Alaska|Fairbanks]] ([[Fairbanks International Airport]]) during the peak summer tourism season.<ref name="CFS"/> |
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==Airlines and destinations== |
==Airlines and destinations== |
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{{Airport-dest-list |
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| [[Air North]] | [[Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport|Inuvik]], [[Old Crow Airport|Old Crow]], [[Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport|Whitehorse]] |
| [[Air North]] | [[Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport|Inuvik]], [[Old Crow Airport|Old Crow]], [[Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport|Whitehorse]]<br/> '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Fairbanks International Airport|Fairbanks]] |
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| [[Great River Air]] | On Demand Charter |
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[[File:North view from runway 03.JPG|thumb|Note the large hills nearby]] |
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[[File:Canadian North arriving.JPG|thumb|An Hawker Siddeley HS 748 touching down on runway 03]] |
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[[File:Dawson City runway 03.JPG|thumb|Near the threshold of runway 03]] |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://archive.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=12&ap_id=279 Page about this airport] on [[Canadian Owners and Pilots Association|COPA's]] ''Places to Fly'' airport directory |
*[http://archive.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=12&ap_id=279 Page about this airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601212825/http://archive.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=12&ap_id=279 |date=2012-06-01 }} on [[Canadian Owners and Pilots Association|COPA's]] ''Places to Fly'' airport directory |
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{{Can-arpt-wx|CYDA|Dawson City Airport}} |
{{Can-arpt-wx|CYDA|Dawson City Airport}} |
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{{List of airports in Canada}} |
{{List of airports in Canada}} |
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[[Category:Certified airports in Yukon]] |
[[Category:Certified airports in Yukon]] |
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[[Category:Dawson City]] |
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Dawson City]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 23 March 2024
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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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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.
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
[edit]References
[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.