Yorkton Municipal Airport | |
Iata: | YQV |
Icao: | CYQV |
Wmo: | 71138 |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | City of Yorkton |
Location: | RM of Orkney No. 244, near Yorkton, Saskatchewan |
Timezone: | CST |
Elevation-F: | 1,635 |
Coordinates: | 51.2647°N -102.4614°W |
Pushpin Map: | Saskatchewan#Canada |
Pushpin Label: | CYVQ |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Saskatchewan |
Pushpin Relief: | yes |
R1-Number: | 04/22 |
R1-Length-F: | 4,800 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
R2-Number: | 13/31 |
R2-Length-F: | 2,984 |
R2-Surface: | Gravel/asphalt |
Stat-Year: | 2010 |
Stat1-Header: | Aircraft movements |
Stat1-Data: | 8,108 |
Footnotes: | Source: Canada Flight Supplement Environment Canada[1] Movements from Statistics Canada[2] |
Yorkton Municipal Airport is located 2.8NM north of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada.
During World War II, the airport was operated as RCAF Station Yorkton and was home to No. 23 Elementary Flying Training School and No. 11 Service Flying Training School, both of which were part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.
Among the present users is a Gliding Centre, operated for the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.