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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Dawson City Airport

Dawson City Airport (IATA: YDA, ICAO: CYDA) is located 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) east of Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, in the Klondike River valley, and is operated by the Yukon government. It has a terminal building and a runway which was paved in May 2019. The asphalt runway is 5,003 ft × 100 ft (1,525 m × 30 m) long and at an elevation of 1,215 ft (370 m). A number of studies have recommended moving the airport or realigning the runway as it is in a narrow mountain valley.

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can normally handle aircraft with up to 15 passengers, but are equipped to handle daily Boeing 737 charters between Dawson City and Fairbanks (Fairbanks International Airport) during the peak summer tourism season.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air North Inuvik, Old Crow, Whitehorse
Seasonal charter: Fairbanks
Note the large hills nearby
A Hawker Siddeley HS 748 touching down on runway 03
Near the threshold of runway 03

See also

References

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  4. ^ "Dawson City Airport paving complete". yukon.ca. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2019-08-19.