CFP8
Whitehorse / Cousins Airport
VFR
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Name
Whitehorse / Cousins Airport
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ICAO / GPS
CFP8 / CFP8
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
3:02 am (MST)
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Municipality
Whitehorse
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Coordinates
60° 48′ 42″ N 135° 10′ 55″ E
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Elevation
2’200 ft (671 m MSL)
About 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.