Norman Wells Airport

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Norman Wells Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of the Northwest Territories
Location Norman Wells, Northwest Territories
Hub for North-Wright Airways
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
  Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation  AMSL 237 ft / 72 m
Coordinates 65°16′53″N126°47′55″W / 65.28139°N 126.79861°W / 65.28139; -126.79861 Coordinates: 65°16′53″N126°47′55″W / 65.28139°N 126.79861°W / 65.28139; -126.79861
Map
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CYVQ
Location in the Northwest Territories
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CYVQ
CYVQ (Canada)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
10/285,9981,828Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements13,885

Norman Wells Airport( IATA : YVQ, ICAO : CYVQ) is located adjacent to Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada. North-Wright Airways has its hangar and office adjacent to the airport.

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Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Canadian North Inuvik, Yellowknife [4]
North-Wright Airways Colville Lake, Deline, Fort Good Hope, Inuvik, Tulita, Yellowknife [5]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Buffalo Airways Yellowknife

Accidents and incidents

On 5 January 1972, Douglas C-47B CF-KAH of Mackenzie Air was damaged beyond economic repair at Norman Wells Airport. [6]

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References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
  4. Full network schedule
  5. "North-Wright Airways flight schedule" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  6. "CF-KAH Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 September 2010.