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Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome
IATA: YCK ICAO: CYVL WMO: 71055
Summary
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 / 67.02111°N 126.12861°W / 67.02111; -126.12861
Map
CYVLLocation in the Northwest Territories
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 3,935 1,199 Gravel
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement Environment Canada

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.

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.

Airlines and destinations

Facilities

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

See also

• Colville Lake Water Aerodrome

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.

External links

• Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory

• Airports in the Arctic
• Registered aerodromes in the Sahtu Region