Whitehorse/Cousins Airport | |
Tc: | CFP8 |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Government of Yukon |
Location: | Whitehorse, Yukon |
Timezone: | MST |
Elevation-F: | 2,200 |
Coordinates: | 60.8081°N -135.1767°W |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Yukon |
Pushpin Label: | CFP8 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Yukon |
R1-Number: | 12/30 |
R1-Length-F: | 3,200 |
R1-Surface: | Gravel |
Footnotes: | Source: Canada Flight Supplement |
Whitehorse/Cousins Airport is an unpaved airstrip located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, 8NM northwest of the city centre between the Alaska Highway and the Yukon River. This airport has no services at all, and is used primarily as an emergency landing area and for local pilot training. Vehicles enter via Cousins Access Road. The airport was built to support the Alaska Highway construction and the Northwest Staging Route.