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Athabasca Airport

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Airport type
  
Public

Time zone
  
MST (UTC−07:00)

16/34
  
4,003

Phone
  
+1 780-675-2273

Operator
  
Athabasca County

Elevation AMSL
  
1,971 ft / 601 m

Elevation
  
601 m

Province
  
Alberta

Athabasca Airport

Location
  
Athabasca County, near Athabasca, Alberta

Address
  
Athabasca County No. 12, AB T0G 0R0, Canada

Similar
  
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Athabasca Regional Airport, (ICAO: CYWM), is a registered aerodrome located 3.1 nautical miles (5.7 km; 3.6 mi) east northeast of Athabasca, Alberta, Canada. It serves private and commercial aircraft.

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Runway

The runway measures 4000 x 100 ft. (1219.2 x 30.48 m) and has an elevation of 1971 ft (601 m) MSL.

Other features of the runway include a Wide Area Augmentation System (WASS) that allows aircraft to descend to a minimum of 250 ft. on approaches in poor weather, a non-directional beacon, medium intensity edge lighting and REILS lights, and an ARCAL system.

Services

An air courier service flies into Athabasca Airport twice on weekdays. The airport itself is accessible to pilots and aircraft 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

In June 2015, a pilot's lounge was opened. It features access to men's and women's washrooms and Wi-Fi.

References

Athabasca Airport Wikipedia