Whitehorse/Cousins Airport

Whitehorse/Cousins Airport (TC LID: CFP8) is an unpaved airstrip located in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) 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.

Whitehorse/Cousins Airport
Runway 30
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of Yukon
LocationWhitehorse, Yukon
Time zonePST (UTC−08:00)
  Summer (DST)PDT (UTC−07:00)
Elevation AMSL2,200 ft / 671 m
Coordinates60°48′29″N 135°10′36″W
Map
CFP8
Location in Yukon
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 3,200 975 Gravel

See also

  • Whitehorse International Airport

References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.



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