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{{short description|Airport in Yukon, Canada}}
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| operator = Government of Yukon
| operator = Government of Yukon
| city-served =
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| location = [[Dawson City]], [[Yukon]]
| location = [[Dawson City]], Yukon
| timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
| timezone = [[Mountain Time Zone|MST]]
| utc = [[UTC−08:00]]
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'''Dawson City Airport''' {{Airport codes|YDA|CYDA}} is located {{convert|8|NM|lk=in}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yukon.ca/en/news/dawson-city-airport-paving-complete|title=Dawson City Airport paving complete|date=2019-05-28|website=yukon.ca|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref> The asphalt runway is {{convert|5003|x|100|ft|abbr=on|0}} long and at an elevation of {{convert|1215|ft|abbr=on|0}}. A number of studies have recommended moving the airport or realigning the runway as it is in a narrow mountain valley.
'''Dawson City Airport''' {{Airport codes|YDA|CYDA}} is located {{convert|8|NM|lk=in}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yukon.ca/en/news/dawson-city-airport-paving-complete|title=Dawson City Airport paving complete|date=2019-05-28|website=yukon.ca|access-date=2019-08-19}}</ref> The asphalt runway is {{convert|5003|x|100|ft|abbr=on|0}} long and at an elevation of {{convert|1215|ft|abbr=on|0}}. 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 [[International airport|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, Alaska|Fairbanks]] ([[Fairbanks International Airport]]) during the peak summer tourism season.<ref name="CFS"/>
The airport is classified as an [[International airport|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, Alaska|Fairbanks]] ([[Fairbanks International Airport]]) during the peak summer tourism season.<ref name="CFS"/>


==Airlines and destinations==
==Airlines and destinations==
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{{Airport-dest-list
{{Airport-dest-list
| [[Air North]] | [[Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport|Inuvik]], [[Mayo Airport|Mayo]], [[Old Crow Airport|Old Crow]], [[Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport|Whitehorse]]<br/> '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Fairbanks International Airport|Fairbanks]]
| [[Air North]] | [[Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport|Inuvik]], [[Old Crow Airport|Old Crow]], [[Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport|Whitehorse]]<br/> '''Seasonal charter:''' [[Fairbanks International Airport|Fairbanks]]
}}
}}
[[File:North view from runway 03.JPG|thumb|Note the large hills nearby]]
[[File:North view from runway 03.JPG|thumb|Note the large hills nearby]]
[[File:Canadian North arriving.JPG|thumb|An Hawker Siddeley HS 748 touching down on runway 03]]
[[File:Canadian North arriving.JPG|thumb|An Hawker Siddeley HS 748 touching down on runway 03]]
[[File:Dawson City runway 03.JPG|thumb|lNear the threshold of runway 03]]
[[File:Dawson City runway 03.JPG|thumb|Near the threshold of runway 03]]

==See also==
==See also==
*[[Dawson City Water Aerodrome]]
*[[Dawson City Water Aerodrome]]
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://archive.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=12&ap_id=279 Page about this airport] on [[Canadian Owners and Pilots Association|COPA's]] ''Places to Fly'' airport directory
*[http://archive.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=12&ap_id=279 Page about this airport] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120601212825/http://archive.copanational.org/PlacesToFly/airport_view.php?pr_id=12&ap_id=279 |date=2012-06-01 }} on [[Canadian Owners and Pilots Association|COPA's]] ''Places to Fly'' airport directory
{{Can-arpt-wx|CYDA|Dawson City Airport}}
{{Can-arpt-wx|CYDA|Dawson City Airport}}


Latest revision as of 16:49, 23 March 2024

Dawson City Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of Yukon
LocationDawson City, Yukon
Time zoneMST (UTC−08:00)
Elevation AMSL1,215 ft / 370 m
Coordinates64°02′32″N 139°07′48″W / 64.04222°N 139.13000°W / 64.04222; -139.13000
Map
CYDA is located in Yukon
CYDA
CYDA
Location in Yukon
CYDA is located in Canada
CYDA
CYDA
CYDA (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
03/21 5,003 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements8,670

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.[4] 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.[1]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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.

External links[edit]


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