Déline Airport
Déline Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of the Northwest Territories | ||||||||||
| Location | Deline, Northwest Territories | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 702 ft / 214 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 65°12′40″N 123°26′11″W / 65.21111°N 123.43639°W | ||||||||||
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CYWJ Location in the Northwest Territories | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2010) | |||||||||||
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| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada.[3] | |||||||||||
Déline Airport (IATA: YWJ, ICAO: CYWJ) is an airport located 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) northwest of Deline, Northwest Territories, Canada. Caribou may be found on the runway. The airport was previously known as Fort Franklin Airport.
The passenger and cargo shelter was put to tender by the federal government in 1979,[4] as was construction of the runway.[5]
The airport played a role in the first episode of Arctic Air.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| North-Wright Airways | Norman Wells, Tulita, Yellowknife |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Buffalo Airways | Yellowknife |
See also
References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 27 November 2025 to 0901Z 22 January 2026.
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
- ^ "Invitation to Tender" (Newspapers.com). Edmonton Journal. Edmonton AB. 16 May 1979. p. E18.
- ^ "Invitation to Tender" (Newspapers.com). Edmonton Journal. Edmonton AB. 18 May 1979. p. H6.
External links
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory