Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport

Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Regional Airport ✓ Scheduled Service

Timezone America/Whitehorse

Local Time —

Elevation 2,317 ft (706 m)

Coordinates 60.7085°N, 135.0657°W

Runways 6

Airlines 2

YXY is the IATA airport code for Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport, located in Whitehorse, Canada. Its ICAO code is CYXY. The airport is classified as a Regional Airport with scheduled commercial passenger service. It operates in the America/Whitehorse timezone at an elevation of 2,317 ft (706 m) above sea level. It has 6 runways.

About Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport

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Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport is an airport of entry located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. It is part of the National Airports System, and is owned and operated by the Government of Yukon. The airport was renamed in honor of longtime Yukon Member of Parliament Erik Nielsen on December 15, 2008. The terminal handled 294,000 passengers in 2012, representing a 94% increase in passenger traffic since 2002. By 2017, this number had risen to 366,000. 2024 saw a new all-time high with more than 225,000 arrivals. Air North is based in Whitehorse.

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Runways (6)

Designation	Length	Width	Surface	Lighted	Status
02/20	1,798 ft (548 m)	75 ft (23 m)	Asphalt	No	Open
14L/32R	6,597 ft (2,011 m)	100 ft (30 m)	Asphalt	No	Open
14R/32L	9,497 ft (2,895 m)	150 ft (46 m)	Asphalt	Yes	Open
02/20	1,798 ft (548 m)	75 ft (23 m)	Asphalt	No	Open
14L/32R	6,597 ft (2,011 m)	100 ft (30 m)	Asphalt	No	Open
14R/32L	9,497 ft (2,895 m)	150 ft (46 m)	Asphalt	Yes	Open