Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport
Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport Aéroport international Erik-Nielsen de Whitehorse | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Government of Yukon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Whitehorse, Yukon | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Air North | ||||||||||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,317 ft / 706 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°42′34″N 135°04′02″W / 60.70944°N 135.06722°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | yukon | ||||||||||||||||||
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Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport (IATA: YXY, ICAO: CYXY) 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. The airport was renamed in honor of longtime Yukon Member of Parliament Erik Nielsen on December 15, 2008. The terminal handled 294,000 passengers in 2012, representing a 94% increase in passenger traffic since 2002. By 2017, this number had risen to 366,000. 2024 saw a new all-time high with more than 225,000 arrivals. Air North is based in Whitehorse.