Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome

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Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of the Northwest Territories
Location Colville Lake, Northwest Territories
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
  Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation  AMSL 899 ft / 274 m
Coordinates 67°01′16″N126°07′43″W / 67.02111°N 126.12861°W / 67.02111; -126.12861
Map
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CYVL
Location in the Northwest Territories
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
17/353,9351,199Gravel

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]

Contents

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, Yellowknife

Facilities

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

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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.