Norman Wells Airport

CYVQ · Northwest Territories, Canada

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About Norman Wells Airport

ICAO CYVQ
IATA YVQ
FIR Edmonton FIR
Region Northwest Territories
Country Canada
Runways 9/27
Type Midsized airport
Coordinates (ARP) 65.2816, -126.798   651654N 1264753W
Coordinates (Center) 65.28138, -126.79879   651653N 1264756W
Variation 19.7° E (2024)
Timezone Yellowknife (-6 h)
Local time May 6, 2024 17:23

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Length Width Surface Latitude Longitude
9 118° 098° 5,997 ft 151 ft Asphalt 65.2775 -126.7812
27 298° 278° 65.2852 -126.8164

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Norman Wells Airport

Norman Wells Airport is a midsized airport in Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport is located at latitude 65.28138 and longitude -126.79879. The airport has one runway: 9/27. The ICAO airport code of this field is CYVQ. The airport's IATA code is YVQ. Nearby other airfields are Tulita Airport, Ford Bay Airport, Fort Good Hope Airport, Déline Airport and Deline , N. W. T..

Norman Wells Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Edmonton.

Norman Wells Airport is in the timezone of America/Yellowknife. Difference with UTC is -6 h. Today the sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 23:19. This applies to Norman Wells Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -6 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Norman Wells Seaplane Base CEU8 3.2 NM 116°
Tulita Airport CZFN 38 NM 125°
Ford Bay Airport CBC2 69 NM 047°
Ford Bay Seaplane Base CEL7 69 NM 048°
St Charles Creek CWMV 73 NM 114°
Fort Good Hope Airport CYGH 73 NM 322°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Norman Wells YVQ VOR-DME 2.1 NM 119°
Norman Wells VQ NDB 3.7 NM 117°
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