Gahcho Kue Aerodrome

Gahcho Kue Aerodrome (IATA: GHK, TC LID: CGK2) is an airport located 1.4 nautical miles (2.6 km; 1.6 mi) east southeast of the Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport is owned and operated by De Beers Canada and serves the Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project. The airport originally was an ice runway on Kennady Lake and was 5,146 ft (1,569 m) in length and numbered 08/26. The ice runway was only open from January to April.

Gahcho Kue Aerodrome
Summary
Airport typePrivate
Owner/OperatorDe Beers Canada
ServesGahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project
LocationKennady Lake
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL1,429 ft / 436 m
Coordinates63°26′07″N 109°08′41″W
Map
GHK
Location in the Northwest Territories
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 5,311 1,619 Gravel

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


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