Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport

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.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Yukon, Canada
  • Also known as: “Aeroportul Erik Nielsen Whitehorse”, “Aeropuerto internacional de whitehorse erik nielsen”, “Bandar udara internasional whitehorse”, “Bandara Internasional Whitehorse”, “CYXY”, “Erik Neilsen Whitehorse International Airport”, “Whitehorse International, Yukon”, “YXY”, “ホワイトホース国際空港”, “ホワイトホース空港”, and “埃里克·尼尔森怀特霍斯国际机场”
  • Address: Whitehorse

Places of Interest

Highlights: The Old Fire Hall and Whitehorse Water Aerodrome.

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is a theater building.

Aerodrome
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This is a list of airports in Yukon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whitehorse.

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Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport

Latitude
60.70965° or 60° 42′ 35″ north
Longitude
-135.06793° or 135° 4′ 5″ west
Elevation
706 metres (2,316 feet)
Operator
Government of Yukon
IATA airport code
YXY
ICAO airport code
CYXY
Open location code
94G6PW5J+VR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 229204525
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6296325
Wiki­data ID
Q1433251
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Tajik—“Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Aeropuertu Internacional de Whitehorse Erik Nielsen”
  • Cebuano: “Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport”
  • Chinese: “埃里克·尼爾森白馬國際機場”
  • Dutch: “Whitehorse International Airport”
  • Finnish: “Erik Nielsen Whitehorsen kansainvälinen lentoasema”
  • French: “aéroport international de Whitehorse”
  • French: “Aéroport international Erik Nielsen de Whitehorse”
  • German: “Flughafen Whitehorse”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Internasional Whitehorse”
  • Japanese: “エリック・ニールセン・ホワイトホース国際空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Whitehorse”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Erik Nielsen lufthavn”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین‌المللی اریک نیلسون وایتهورس”
  • Piemontese: “Whitehorse International Airport”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Whitehorse”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional de Whitehorse Erik Nielsen”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Erik Nielsen Whitehorse”
  • Russian: “Международный аэропорт имени Эрика Нильсена”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto Internacional de Whitehorse Erik Nielsen”
  • Swedish: “Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи Байн‌алмиллалии Эрик Нилсен Уайтҳорс”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи бин‌алмилалӣ ирек нилсун воитҳурс”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Downtown Whitehorse and Hillcrest.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre and Yukon Transportation Museum.

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Worth a closer look: Whitehorse and Tombstone Territorial Park.

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