Airports / Canada / YXY
Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport
CYXY / YXYWhitehorse, CanadaELEV 2,317 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
2 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 58% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
73 nm
To the nearest alternate
Haines Junction Airport (YHT).
Overview
Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport (CYXY / YXY) sits in Whitehorse, Canada, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 2,317 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Alkan Air and Great River Air are based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Haines Junction Airport (YHT, 73 nm), Skagway Airport (SGY, 75 nm), and Teslin Airport (YZW, 76 nm).
Charter pricing from YXY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Whitehorse.
Field capability
ICAO
CYXY
IATA
YXY
FAA / Local
CYXY
Elevation
2,317 ft
Coordinates
60.7085° N · 135.0657° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 2,317 ft, YXY sits higher than 93% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Based charter operators2
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 73nmYHTHaines Junction AirportHaines Junction
- 75nmSGYSkagway AirportSkagway
- 76nmYZWTeslin AirportTeslin
- 89nmHNSHaines AirportHaines
- 102nmZFAFaro AirportFaro
- 107nmXRRRoss River AirportRoss River
Location
Open the full mapCYXY · Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport · Whitehorse, Canada