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Watson Lake Airport (IATA: YQH, ICAO: CYQH) is located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) west of Watson Lake, Yukon,
Canada, and is operated by the Yukon government.
The paved asphalt runway is 5,500 ft (1,676 m) long and is at an elevation of 2,255 ft (687 m).
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Watson Lake Airport |
- IATA: YQH
- ICAO: CYQH
- WMO: 71953
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| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Operator |
Government of Yukon |
| Location |
Watson Lake, Yukon |
| Time zone |
PST (UTC−08:00) |
| • Summer (DST) |
PDT (UTC−07:00) |
| Elevation AMSL |
2,255 ft / 687 m |
| Coordinates |
60°06′59″N
128°49′21″W |
| Map |
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Location in Canada
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| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
08/26 |
5,504 |
1,678 |
Asphalt |
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| Statistics (2010) |
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Sources: Canada Flight Supplement
Environment Canada
Movements from Statistics Canada. |
Historical airline service
Commencing in the early 1940s, scheduled passenger service was operated in the past by Canadian Pacific Air Lines and its successors CP
Air and Canadian Airlines International to Vancouver, British Columbia; Edmonton, Alberta; Whitehorse, Yukon; Fort Nelson, British Columbia;
Fort St. John, British Columbia and Prince George, British Columbia. CP Air served the airport with Boeing 737-200 jetliners during the 1970s
with direct, no change of plane flights to all of the above destinations;
however, this jet service ended as a result of deregulation. Other Canadian Pacific flights into the airport
over the years were operated with such twin engine prop aircraft as the Lockheed Lodestar, the Douglas DC-3
and the Convair 240 as well as with the larger, four engine Douglas DC-6B propliner and the Bristol Britannia turboprop.
World War II Controllers
Passenger service was also provided in the mid 1990s by several regional and commuter airlines such as Central Mountain Air flying Beechcraft twin turboprop aircraft and Alkan Air operating Piper Navajo aircraft.
As of September 12, 2016, Alkan Air resumed thrice-weekly scheduled service between Watson Lake and Whitehorse.
The old Watson Lake Control Tower
Hangar at Watson Lake
Airlines and destinations
There are no scheduled commercial flights from Watson Lake Airport.
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| General Info
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| Country |
Canada
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| ICAO ID |
CYQH
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| Latitude |
60.116389
60° 06' 59.00" N
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| Longitude |
-128.822500
128° 49' 21.00" W
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| Elevation |
2255 feet
687 meters
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| Type |
Civil
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| Magnetic Variation |
024° E (01/06)
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| Beacon |
Yes
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| Operating Agency |
CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
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| Daylight Saving Time |
Second Sunday in March at 0200 to first Sunday in November at 0200 local time (Exception Arizona and that portion of Indiana in the Eastern Time Zone)
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| Communications
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| ARPT RDO |
122.1
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| WHITEHORSE RDO |
126.7
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| MANDATORY FREQ |
122.1
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| Communications Remarks |
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| RDO |
122.1 also used for lighting activation.
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| Runways
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ID
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Dimensions |
Surface |
PCN |
ILS
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| 08/26 |
5500 x 150 feet
1676 x 46 meters |
ASPHALT |
054FAWT |
NO
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| Navaids
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| Type |
ID |
Name |
Channel |
Freq |
Distance From Field |
Bearing From Navaid
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| VOR-DME |
YQH |
WATSON LAKE |
096X |
114.9 |
2.1 NM |
005.2
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| NDB |
XG |
LAKESHORE |
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338 |
At Field |
-
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| Supplies/Equipment
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| Fuel |
Jet B, Wide cut turbine fuel, Without icing inhibitor.
100/130 MIL Spec, low lead, aviation gasoline (BLUE)
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