Déline Airport
Déline Airport | |||||||||||
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| 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 | 703 ft / 214 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 65°12′40″N 123°26′11″W / 65.21111°N 123.43639°W | ||||||||||
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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, as was construction of the runway.
The airport played a role in the first episode of Arctic Air.