Churchill Airport
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IATA: YYQ – ICAO: CYYQ – WMO: 71913 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Transport Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Churchill, Manitoba | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 96 ft / 29 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 58°44′21″N 094°03′59″W / 58.73917°N 94.06639°WCoordinates: 58°44′21″N 094°03′59″W / 58.73917°N 94.06639°W | ||||||||||||||
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  CYYQ Location in Manitoba | |||||||||||||||
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Churchill Airport (IATA: YYQ, ICAO: CYYQ) is located 3 nautical miles (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. With a 9,200 foot runway, the airport can handle aircraft as large as a Boeing 747 or Boeing 777 that are forced to make emergency landings.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Calm Air | Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Coral Harbour, 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
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- 1 2 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014
- ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- ↑ http://www.calmair.com/schedules.html
- ↑ 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.
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