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]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Operator | Government of the Northwest Territories | ||||||||||
Location | Colville Lake, Northwest Territories | ||||||||||
Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 899 ft / 274 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 67°01′16″N 126°07′43″W | ||||||||||
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![]() ![]() CYVL Location in the Northwest Territories | |||||||||||
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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 | Destinations |
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North-Wright Airways | Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells |
Besides an unmanned terminal there are no other facilities at the airstrip and no fuel is available.
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