Category: Airports

This is the 11th and final post from our Alaska cruise and Sunshine Coast road trip. On June 13th, we were in no hurry to leave Sechelt, where the Davis Bay Pier offered great views of passing boats, and the crystal-clear waters made me want to wade in. We...

The expected storm hit overnight while we were docked at Whittier, and the morning of June 10, the 10th day of our trip, was truly ugly. The next two photos were shot at 06:05. We weren’t looking forward to going out there, though the walk out in the wind...

It’s hard to say what started this, but I noted yesterday that I had shot a dozen photos of Whitehorse from the top of the clay cliffs – part of the airport trail network – on May 14, 2000. I posted two of the ones that show the most...

The arrival of the Boeing 747 that I reported on in my last post caused quite a stir among the many airplane fans in Whitehorse, and I expect that most of us thought that would be the last one we’d see for many years. Imagine our surprise when that...

For the many people in Whitehorse who are interested in aircraft, having a Boeing 747 land here is a big deal. Prior to the one I’m going to tell you about, there had only been three – two from Korean Air were forced to land here on September 11,...

The process of disembarkation from the Koningsdam at Canada Place, getting a taxi, and getting to our flight home, had stressed me out but with Cathy’s help as well as good organization by the cruiseline and dock workers, and probably some luck, it was quick and simple. By 09:40...

On August 26 I drove to Carcross for an event arranged by COPA (the Canadian Owner and Pilots Association, Yukon Flight 106) and the Klondike Cruisers car club. For the Cruisers, there was a poker run which started at the Yukon Transportation Museum, with numerous stops on the way...

I still fill many hours in most of my days scanning slides and documents. For the past 2-3 days I’ve been into the slide albums, most of which have been about adventures in BC on foot, by 4×4, and flying. I remember nothing about these adventures – all I...

Delta Air Lines paid the Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport a surprise visit on Saturday night. Their Boeing 757-232(WL) N6713Y had to make a precautionary landing after the emergency oxygen supply dropped below 50%. It had over 200 passengers and crew on board. Every now and then, receives an...

Part 3 of the 3-part series about my trip to Dawson City following the Yukon River Quest, and back to Whitehorse, covers the flight home in one of Air North’s Hawker Siddeley HS748s. I asked the Eldorado Hotel to run me out to the airport at 12:15, and had...