YVQCYVQ

Norman Wells Airport

Norman Wells, Canada · North America

North America America/Edmonton

6direct destinations

2airlines

1runway

1,828 mLongest runway

Norman Wells Airport (IATA: YVQ, ICAO: CYVQ) is located adjacent to Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada. North-Wright Airways has its hangar and office adjacent to the airport.

Location

65.282°N, 126.798°O · 73 m s. n. m. (238 ft)

General data

CountryCanada

CityNorman Wells

IATA codeYVQ

ICAO codeCYVQ

Coordinates65.282°N, 126.798°O

Elevation73 m s. n. m. (238 ft)

Time zoneAmerica/Edmonton

Runways1

Longest runway1,828 m

Direct destinations6

Runways · 1

10/28

Length1,828 m5,997 ft

Width46 m151 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 2

Approach

134.825EDMONTON CNTR

Flight information

122.200NORMAN WELLS RDO · CTAF

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 2

Other airlines with direct routes

North-Wright Airways Canadian North

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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Data from OurAirports (public domain) · destinations and airlines from Wikipedia route tables (CC BY-SA, 2026), unless another source is given · profile and photo from Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons (CC0 / CC) · summary and history from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Norman Wells Airport (YVQ). Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YVQ

MLA

“Norman Wells Airport (YVQ).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YVQ. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_yvq,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Norman Wells Airport (YVQ)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YVQ},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YVQ}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-17},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-17}
}

Wikipedia

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