# Dauphin Barker Airport (YDN)

> Dauphin, CA · IATA: YDN · ICAO: CYDN · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `YDN` |
| ICAO | `CYDN` |
| City | Dauphin |
| Country | CA |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 304 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 51.10080, -100.05200 |

## Description

Three runways in a wartime triangle — 14/32, 08/26 and 02/20 — are the physical legacy of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan station that became Dauphin Barker Airport (YDN/CYDN), formally named after the Canadian airman Lt. Col. William G. Barker. Only the main strip, 14/32, carries approach lighting and PAPI; pilots switch the runway lights from the cockpit on 122.3 MHz, and weather comes from an AWOS on 128.6 MHz. In Manitoba's Parkland region the field works as a base for air ambulance flights, seasonal water bombers on wildfire duty, and private and business aviation, with NavCanada's Brandon Radio providing flight information on weekdays from 06:00 to 20:00 and self-broadcast procedures outside those hours. There is no cargo terminal, no ground handler and no customs post, and no scheduled freight is tendered here. Forwarders consolidate the region's shipments at Winnipeg Richardson International (YWG) some 300 kilometres to the south-east, trucking them along Highway 10 and the Trans-Canada Highway 1, with Regina (YQR) an option for the western part of the catchment. For freight purposes, YDN moves people, medicine and firefighting crews rather than goods.

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