Norman Wells Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of Northwest Territories | ||||||||||
| Location | Norman Wells, Northwest Territories | ||||||||||
| Hub for | North-Wright Airways [1] | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement [2] Environment Canada [3] Movements from Statistics Canada [4] | |||||||||||
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. [1]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Canadian North | Inuvik, Yellowknife [5] |
| North-Wright Airways | Colville Lake, Deline, Fort Good Hope, Inuvik, Tulita, Yellowknife [6] |
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| Buffalo Airways | Yellowknife |
On 5 January 1972, a Douglas C-47B (registered as CF-KAH) of Mackenzie Air was damaged beyond economic repair at the Norman Wells Airport. [7]