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Churchill Airport (IATA: YYQ, ICAO: CYYQ) is located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) east southeast of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. The 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 Churchill is a major destination for ecotourism and scientific 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.
| Churchill Airport |
- IATA: YYQ
- ICAO: CYYQ
- WMO: 71913
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| Summary |
| 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 |
| Map |
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Location in Manitoba
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
07/25 |
4,000 |
1,219 |
Gravel |
15/33 |
9,195 |
2,803 |
Asphalt |
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| Statistics (2010) |
| Aircraft movements |
10,329 |
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement
Environment Canada
Movements from Statistics Canada |
History
The airport was originally part of the Fort Churchill military installation built by the United States Army Air Forces, with the permission of the Canadian government, during the Second World War. Facilities at Fort Churchill supported the Canadian and American operations of the nearby Churchill Rocket Research Range beginning in the 1950s. The airport at Fort Churchill later served as a Strategic Air Command base housing the 3949th Air Base Squadron of the 813th Strategic Aerospace Division. The 9,195 feet (2,803 m) asphalt runway is still maintained and the airport serves as a diversion airport for jet aircraft up to the size of a Boeing 747 or Boeing 777 that are forced to make emergency landings.
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.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines |
Destinations |
| Calm Air |
Seasonal: Thompson |
| First Air |
Rankin Inlet, Winnipeg |
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| General Info
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| Country |
Canada
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| ICAO ID |
CYYQ
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| Latitude |
58.739167
58° 44' 21.00" N
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| Longitude |
-94.065000
094° 03' 54.00" W
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| Elevation |
94 feet
29 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
001° W (01/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Daylight Saving Time |
Second Sunday in March at 0200 to first Sunday in November at 0200 local time (Exception Arizona and that portion of Indiana in the Eastern Time Zone)
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| Communications
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| ARCTIC RDO |
126.7
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| INTL AIR |
126.9
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| RDO |
122.2
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| WINNIPEG CNTR |
134.6
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| MF CHURCHILL RDO |
122.2
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| Communications Remarks |
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| FSS |
Emerg only C204-675-2524
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| INFO |
SELCAL (selective calling system) freq. 2971 4675 8891
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| Runways
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ID
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Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 07/25 |
4000 x 100 feet
1219 x 30 meters |
GRAVEL. |
- |
NO
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| 15/33 |
9200 x 160 feet
2804 x 49 meters |
ASPHALT |
047FBWT |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
YYQ |
CHURCHILL |
088X |
114.1 |
2.2 NM |
94.7
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| NDB |
ZYQ |
POLARBEAR |
- |
356 |
4.1 NM |
122.0
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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