Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport | |
Nativename: | Dauphin (Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC) Airport |
Iata: | YDN |
Icao: | CYDN |
Wmo: | 71036 |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Dauphin Regional Airport Authority |
Location: | RM of Dauphin, near Dauphin, Manitoba |
Timezone: | CST |
Summer: | CDT |
Elevation-F: | 999 |
Coordinates: | 51.1014°N -100.0533°W |
Pushpin Map: | Manitoba#Canada |
Pushpin Label: | CYDN |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Manitoba |
Website: | https://www.dauphin.ca/p/lt-col-w-g-billy-barker-vc-airport |
R1-Number: | 02/20 |
R1-Length-F: | 2,110 |
R1-Surface: | Gravel |
R2-Number: | 08/26 |
R2-Length-F: | 2,703 |
R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
R3-Number: | 14/32 |
R3-Length-F: | 5,002 |
R3-Surface: | Asphalt |
Stat-Year: | 2010 |
Stat1-Header: | Aircraft movements |
Stat1-Data: | 4,025 |
Footnotes: | Source: Canada Flight Supplement Environment Canada[1] Movements from Statistics Canada[2] |
Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC Airport or Dauphin (Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker, VC) Airport, formerly the Dauphin Regional Airport, is located 3NM south of Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada. It is named after the top Canadian fighter ace in World War I, William George Barker.[3]
The airport was established as RCAF Station Dauphin as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.