Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Northwest Territories: Yellowknife Airport braces for incoming winter storm

Yellowknife, N.W.T. - The Yellowknife Airport is preparing for the worst as a winter storm is expected to pass through Tuesday night.

Flights have already been cancelled out of Inuvik, which got the brunt of that same system on Tuesday.

But Yellowknife airport manager Steve Loutit said everything there is operating normally with no major changes.

"We're doing the friction testing on the runways and everything, and making sure our resources are all available, making sure our manpower is all in place. And we'll be doing extra patrols around the airport just to make sure everything's going well."

Because a lot of snow is expected, making sure the runways are clear is important and Loutitt said his staff is doing just that.

"The vehicles are out there throughout the day as the conditions change. Obviously they're very diligent at it, they'll be out there many times throughout the day."

Loutitt said the airport will remain open should there be the need for passengers to remain overnight if flights are cancelled.

Source:  http://hqyellowknife.com

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