Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker VC Airport
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Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport Dauphin (Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC) Airport | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Dauphin Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Dauphin RM, near Dauphin, Manitoba | ||||||||||||||||||
Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 999 ft / 304 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°06′05″N 100°03′12″W / 51.10139°N 100.05333°W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | https://www.dauphin.ca/p/lt-col-w-g-billy-barker-vc-airport | ||||||||||||||||||
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Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport or Dauphin (Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC) Airport (IATA: YDN, ICAO: CYDN), formerly the Dauphin Regional Airport, is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) south of Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. It is named after the top Canadian fighter ace in World War I (WWI), William George Barker.[4]
The airport was established as RCAF Station Dauphin as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived 2011-12-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
- ^ "Lt. Col. W.G. Barker V.C. & WWII Training sites". www.tourismdauphin.ca.
External links
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory.
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Dauphin (Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker VC Airport) from Nav Canada as available.