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Whitehorse International Airport is located in Whitehorse , Yukon Territory , Canada . It is part of the National Airports System , and is operated by the government of the Yukon Territory. The airport has 1 Fixed Base Operator for fuel, limited aircraft maintenance facilities. The control tower operates from 7AM -9PM local, and the Whitehorse Flight Information Centres provides Airport Advisory Service during the remaing hours. In addition to scheduled commercial service, numerous small Charter operators and Bush Pilot s use the airport and it serves as a major base for Water Bombers used in Forest Firefighting operations. The airport also controls a Float Plane base on Schwatka Lake . Whitehorse is also a major stopover point for private flyers who make the trip to Alaska . During the September 11, 2001 Attacks , 2 aircraft approaching the United States from Asia were diverted to Whitehorse as part of Operation Yellow Ribbon , they were two Korean Air 747 's, one of which was feared hijacked but this was not the case — the plane was low on fuel. Many of the buildings in the downtown area below the airport were evacuated. Those who witnessed the plane's landing saw the RCMP order the crew out at gunpoint. The airport's parking lot is graced by an old Canadian Pacific Air Lines Douglas DC-3 on a pedestal that serves as a Wind Vane . That particular craft first served for the United States Army Air Force in southeast Asia during World War II , before being sold after the war for commercial airline service. AIRLINES
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