Whitehorse/Cousins Airport
Whitehorse/Cousins Airport (TC LID: CFP8) is an unpaved airstrip located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) northwest of the city centre between the Alaska Highway and the Yukon River. This airport has no services at all, and is used primarily as an emergency landing area and for local pilot training. Vehicles enter via Cousins Access Road. The airport was built to support the Alaska Highway construction and the Northwest Staging Route.
Whitehorse/Cousins Airport | |||||||||||
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 Runway 30 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of Yukon | ||||||||||
| Location | Whitehorse, Yukon | ||||||||||
| Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,200 ft / 671 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°48′29″N 135°10′36″W | ||||||||||
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  CFP8 Location in Yukon | |||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
See also
- Whitehorse International Airport
References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 30 January 2020 to 0901Z 26 March 2020.
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