- Churchill Airport
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Churchill Airport IATA: YYQ – ICAO: CYYQ
– WMO: 71913Summary Airport type Public Operator Transport Canada Location Churchill, Manitoba Elevation AMSL 96 ft / 29 m Coordinates 58°44′21″N 094°03′59″W / 58.73917°N 94.06639°WCoordinates: 58°44′21″N 094°03′59″W / 58.73917°N 94.06639°W Map Location in Manitoba Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 07/25 4,011 1,223 Gravel 15/33 9,200 2,804 Asphalt Statistics (2010) Aircraft movements 10,329 Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada[3]Churchill Airport (IATA: YYQ, ICAO: CYYQ) is located 3 NM (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east southeast[1] of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.
Churchill Airport serves the town of Churchill and the surrounding region. Although it is a small domestic airport, it handles a relatively high number of passengers throughout the year as it is a major destination for ecotourism and Arctic research. Churchill airport also serves as a transfer airport for passengers and cargo travelling between Winnipeg and remote communities in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut.
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Airlines and destinations
Airlines Destinations Calm Air Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Churchill, Coral Harbour, Gillam, Rankin Inlet, Repulse Bay, Thompson, Whale Cove, Winnipeg[4] Kivalliq Air Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Rankin Inlet, Whale Cove, Winnipeg[5] Cultural references
CBC News anchor Peter Mansbridge got his start in broadcasting when an employee of the local CBC Radio station in Churchill heard Mansbridge's voice on the public address system at Churchill Airport.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 20 October 2011 to 0901Z 15 December 2011
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- ^ http://www.calmair.com/schedules.html
- ^ http://www.keewatinair.ca/travel/flight-schedules.html
External links
- COPA Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Churchill Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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