Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport Aéroport international Erik-Nielsen de Whitehorse | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Government of Yukon[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Whitehorse, Yukon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Air North | ||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,317 ft / 706 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°42′34″N 135°04′02″W / 60.70944°N 135.06722°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | yukon | ||||||||||||||||||
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Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (IATA: YXY, ICAO: CYXY) is an airport of entry located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. It is part of the National Airports System, and is owned and operated by the Government of Yukon.[1] The airport was renamed in honour of longtime Yukon Member of Parliament Erik Nielsen on December 15, 2008.[5] The terminal handled 294,000 passengers in 2012, representing a 94% increase in passenger traffic since 2002.[6] By 2017, this number had risen to 366,000.[7] Air North is based in Whitehorse.[8]
- ^ a b "Airport Divestiture Status Report". Transport Canada. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Canada, Government of Canada, Statistics. "Aircraft Movement Statistics: NAV CANADA Towers and Flight Service Stations: Annual Report (TP 577): Table 2-1 — Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers". Retrieved February 16, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Yukon names airport after former MP Nielsen", cbc.ca, December 16, 2008.
- ^ Unknown, Government of Yukon, , Unknown. "New passenger bridge opens at the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport- Government of Yukon news release". Retrieved February 16, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Tourism Yukon 2017 Year-End Report" (PDF). Yukon Government. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ "Air North, Yukon's Airline - Flights, Packages, Air Passes, Cargo and More". Retrieved February 16, 2017.