Estevan Airport

Estevan Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Estevan Airport


IATA = YEN
ICAO = CYEN
type = Public
owner =
operator = City of Estevan
city-served =
location = Estevan, Saskatchewan
elevation-f = 1,905
elevation-m = 581
coordinates = coord|49|12|37|N|102|57|57|W|type:airport|display=inline
website =
r1-number = 08/26
r1-length-f = 5,000
r1-length-m = 1,524
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 15/33
r2-length-f = 3,000
r2-length-m = 914
r2-surface = Asphalt
footnotes =
footnotes = Sources: Canada Flight SupplementCFS]

Estevan Airport, Airport codes|YEN|CYEN, is located convert|3|NM|abbr=on|lk=in north of Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada.

During World War II the aerodrome was part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. In 1946, more than 20 personnel of the Royal Canadian Air Force were killed at the airport when the C-47 Dakota transport carrying them back to Canada from the U.S. (to which they had been ferrying surplus military trainers) crashed on the airport.

ee also

*Estevan (South) Airport
*Estevan/Bryant Airport
*Estevan (Blue Sky) Aerodrome

References

External links

*ASN|YEN|YEN: Estevan Airport


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