Chapman Aerodrome is a registered

aerodrome An aerodrome, airfield, or airstrip is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for public or private use. Aerodromes inc ...

located on the shores of the

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in the

Yukon Yukon () is a Provinces and territories of Canada, territory of Canada, bordering British Columbia to the south, the Northwest Territories to the east, the Beaufort Sea to the north, and the U.S. state of Alaska to the west. It is Canada’s we ...

, Canada. A 2017 review by

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, recommended closure of the airstrip alongside four other remote airstrips, citing limited use and the better location of

Ogilvie Aerodrome Ogilvie Aerodrome, formerly Ogilvie River Aerodrome, is a registered aerodrome located near Ogilvie River in the Yukon, Canada and has a wide runway that receives no maintenance. During the late-1960s to early-1970s the Canadian Forces used th ...

for emergency access along the

Dempster Highway The Dempster Highway, also referred to as Yukon Highway 5 and Northwest Territories Highway 8, is a highway in Canada that connects the Klondike Highway in Yukon to Inuvik, Northwest Territories on the Mackenzie River delta. The highway crosses t ...

, resulting in pushback from the Yukon Chapter of the

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Subsequently, a 2021 investment plan for Yukon aviation noted that the airstip was in poor condition and impacted by melting permafrost.

References

External links

Page about this airport
on COPA's ''Places to Fly'' airport directory Registered aerodromes in Yukon {{Yukon-airport-stub