Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of the Northwest Territories
LocationColville Lake, Northwest Territories
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL899 ft / 274 m
Coordinates67°01′16″N 126°07′43″W / 67.02111°N 126.12861°W / 67.02111; -126.12861
Map
CYVL is located in Northwest Territories
CYVL
CYVL
Location in the Northwest Territories
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,935 1,199 Gravel

Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome (IATA: YCK, ICAO: CYVL) is a registered aerodrome located next to Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. A new terminal, with a small waiting room, washrooms and land line phone, and a longer runway were opened in October 2012 at a cost of CA$12.8 million.[3]

History

Prior to 2012 the airport was located within Colville Lake and had a single 2,743 ft (836 m) gravel runway (10/28). In 2009 the demand for a longer runway to handle larger aircraft resulted in the relocation.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
North-Wright Airways Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells

Facilities

Besides an unmanned terminal there are no other facilities at the airstrip and no fuel is available.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Colville Lake Celebrates Bigger and Better Airport". Infrastructure Canada. October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kathryn's Report: Colville Lake's $12 million airport a community effort. Aurora College taking advantage of construction training opportunities. Northwest Territories, Canada". Kathrynsreport.com. 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
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