Churchill Airport

Churchill Airport
IATA: YYQ – ICAO: CYYQ – WMO: 71913
Summary
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°W / 58.73917; -94.06639Coordinates: 58°44′21″N 094°03′59″W / 58.73917°N 94.06639°W / 58.73917; -94.06639
Map
CYYQ 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.

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

World War II portal

• Port of Churchill
• Churchill Water Aerodrome

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

1. ^ ^{a b} 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. ^ http://www.calmair.com/schedules.html
5. ^ 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.