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Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport (CYXY) serves the Yukon's capital, Whitehorse, from a plateau north-west of the city at an elevation of 2,283 feet. It offers a full ILS approach and a long primary runway suitable for airliners and business jets, making it a key gateway for northern Canada and an interesting stop for sim pilots flying mountainous, high-latitude routes.</p>
Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport, identified by the ICAO code CYXY, is the principal airport for Whitehorse, Yukon, and a customs point of entry. It is equipped with an ILS approach and a substantial main runway, giving it the character of a regional hub set amid the rugged terrain of the southern Yukon, and it is listed as the home base for a number of based pilots. For the simulator pilot, it combines instrument-approach practice with dramatic northern scenery on the approach and departure paths.
The airport lies at Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, at coordinates 60.7103 N, 135.068 W and an elevation of 2,283 feet. Area control service in the region is provided by Edmonton Control, reachable on 132.1 MHz as a remote communications outlet. Whitehorse Radio also operates a remote communications outlet on 123.275 MHz for flight information services.
The airfield has three physical hard-surfaced, lit runway pairs. The main runway, 14R/32L, is the longest, with declared lengths of 8,724 feet for 14R and 8,083 feet for 32L; the 32L end is served by an ILS. A secondary parallel runway, 14L/32R, offers 5,307 feet on the 14L heading and 4,000 feet on the 32R heading. A shorter crosswind runway, 02/20, provides 1,790 feet on 02 and 2,185 feet on 20. All runway surfaces are hard and lit.
ATIS broadcasts on 125.25 MHz. Whitehorse Ground operates on 121.9 MHz between 1505 and 0005Z. The mandatory frequency (MF) for the aerodrome is 118.3 MHz, used by Whitehorse Radio between 0005 and 1505Z within 5 nautical miles and below 5,400 feet ASL; this same frequency, 118.3 MHz, also serves as Whitehorse Tower between 1505 and 0005Z and is additionally used for VHF direction finding. Whitehorse Tower is also available on 236.6 MHz during the same 1505-0005Z hours. Edmonton Control can be reached on a remote outlet at 132.1 MHz, and Whitehorse Radio flight information service is available via remote outlet on 123.275 MHz. The main runway, 32L, is served by an ILS.
CYXY operates as a customs airport and is recorded as the home base for ten based pilots, reflecting an active mix of general aviation and airline traffic. The presence of an ILS on runway 32L and a long, lit primary runway supports scheduled and charter operations alongside lighter traffic using the shorter parallel and crosswind runways.
