Yorkton Municipal Airport

Yorkton Municipal Airport (IATA: YQV, ICAO: CYQV) is located 2.8 nautical miles (5.2 km; 3.2 mi) north of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Yorkton Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCity of Yorkton
LocationOrkney No. 244, near Yorkton, Saskatchewan
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL1,635 ft / 498 m
Coordinates51°15′53″N 102°27′41″W
Map
CYVQ is located in Saskatchewan
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Location in Saskatchewan
CYVQ is located in Canada
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 4,800 1,463 Asphalt
13/31 2,984 910 Gravel/asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements8,108

History

During World War II the airport was operated as RCAF Station Yorkton and was home to No. 23 Elementary Flying Training School and No. 11 Service Flying Training School, both of which were part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.

Current users

Among the present users is a Gliding Centre, operated for the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.

See also

References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived June 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation
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