Norman Wells Airport

Norman Wells Airport (IATA: YVQ, ICAO: CYVQ) is located adjacent to Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada. North-Wright Airways has its hangar and office adjacent to the airport.^[1]

Norman Wells Airport
IATA: YVQ ICAO: CYVQ WMO: 71043
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government of the Northwest Territories
Location	Norman Wells, Northwest Territories
Hub for	North-Wright Airways[1]
Time zone	MST (UTC−07:00)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	237 ft / 72 m
Coordinates	65°16′53″N 126°47′55″W
Map
CYVQ Location in the Northwest Territories Show map of Northwest Territories CYVQ CYVQ (Canada) Show map of Canada
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 10/28 5,998 1,828 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 13,885
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[2] Environment Canada[3] Movements from Statistics Canada[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Canadian North	Inuvik, Yellowknife[5]
North-Wright Airways	Colville Lake, Deline, Fort Good Hope, Inuvik, Tulita, Yellowknife[6]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Buffalo Airways	Yellowknife

Accidents and incidents

On 5 January 1972, a Douglas C-47B (registered as CF-KAH) of Mackenzie Air was damaged beyond economic repair at the Norman Wells Airport.^[7]

See also

• Norman Wells Water Aerodrome