Norman Wells Airport

Norman Wells Airport
IATA: YVQ – ICAO: CYVQ – WMO: 71043
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Government of the Northwest Territories
Location		Norman Wells, Northwest Territories
Elevation AMSL		238 ft / 73 m
Coordinates		65°16′53″N 126°47′55″W / 65.28139°N 126.79861°W / 65.28139; -126.79861Coordinates: 65°16′53″N 126°47′55″W / 65.28139°N 126.79861°W / 65.28139; -126.79861
Map
CYVQ Location in the Northwest Territories
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
09/27	5,997	1,828	Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements			13,885
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3]

Norman Wells Airport (IATA: YVQ, ICAO: CYVQ) is located adjacent to Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Canadian North	Edmonton, Inuvik, Yellowknife[4]
First Air	Edmonton, Inuvik, Yellowknife
North-Wright Airways	Colville Lake, Deline, Fort Good Hope, Inuvik, Tulita, Yellowknife[5]

Accidents and incidents

On 5 January 1972, Douglas C-47B CF-KAH of Mackenzie Air was damaged beyond economic repair at Norman Wells Airport.^[6]

See also

Norman Wells Water Aerodrome

References

1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 20 October 2011 to 0901Z 15 December 2011
2. ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
3. ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
4. ^ Flight Schedule and Route Map.
5. ^ North-Wright Airways flight schedule
6. ^ "CF-KAH Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19720105-1. Retrieved 5 September 2010. 

External links

• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Norman Wells Airport from NAV CANADA as available.