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3 unusual facts about Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport


Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport

In addition to scheduled commercial service, numerous small air charter operators and bush pilots use the airport and it serves as a major base for water bombers used in forest firefighting operations.

Built between 1940 and 1941 by the federal Department of Transport, it was transferred to the RCAF in 1942 as part of the Northwest Staging Route under the name of RCAF Station Whitehorse.

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Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport, (IATA: YXY, ICAO: CYXY) is located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada.



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