Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of the Northwest Territories
LocationColville Lake, Northwest Territories
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
  Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL899 ft / 274 m
Coordinates67°01′16″N 126°07′43″W / 67.02111°N 126.12861°W / 67.02111; -126.12861
Map
CYVL is located in Northwest Territories
CYVL
CYVL
Location in the Northwest Territories
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,935 1,199 Gravel

Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome (IATA: YCK, ICAO: CYVL) is a registered aerodrome located next to Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. A new terminal, with a small waiting room, washrooms and land line phone, and a longer runway were opened in October 2012 at a cost of CA$12.8 million.[3]

History

Prior to 2012 the airport was located within Colville Lake and had a single 2,743 ft (836 m) gravel runway (10/28). In 2009 the demand for a longer runway to handle larger aircraft resulted in the relocation.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
North-Wright Airways Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells

Facilities

Besides an unmanned terminal there are no other facilities at the airstrip and no fuel is available.

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. "Colville Lake Celebrates Bigger and Better Airport". Infrastructure Canada. October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. "Kathryn's Report: Colville Lake's $12 million airport a community effort. Aurora College taking advantage of construction training opportunities. Northwest Territories, Canada". Kathrynsreport.com. 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
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