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
Location in Saskatchewan
CYVQ
CYVQ (Canada)
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
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada.[3]

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 schools being a 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.

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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