Norman Wells Airport

Norman Wells Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government 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″N 126°47′55″W / 65.28139°N 126.79861°W / 65.28139; -126.79861Coordinates: 65°16′53″N 126°47′55″W / 65.28139°N 126.79861°W / 65.28139; -126.79861
Map
CYVQ
Location in the Northwest Territories
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 5,998 1,828 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 13,885

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.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Canadian North Edmonton, Inuvik, Yellowknife[4]
Discovery Air Calgary[5]
North-Wright Airways Deline, Fort Good Hope, Inuvik, Tulita, Yellowknife, Colville Lake[6]

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.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 19 July 2018 to 0901Z 13 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
  4. ↑ Flight Schedule and Route Map Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine..
  5. ↑ "New direct flight to Sahtu caters to oil execs". CBC. 2013-11-07.
  6. ↑ North-Wright Airways flight schedule
  7. ↑ "CF-KAH Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 5 September 2010.


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