{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Airport","name":"Williams Lake Airport","iataCode":"YWL","icaoCode":"CYWL","city":"Williams Lake","country":"CA","airportType":"medium_airport","cargoCapable":false,"cargoRank":null,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":52.1831016541,"longitude":-122.054000854},"elevationMeters":940,"runwayLengthMeters":null,"description":"Firefighting crews, helicopters and air-ambulance flights define day-to-day work at Williams Lake Airport (YWL) in British Columbia's Cariboo region. Opened in 1956 to serve the area's forestry and mining economy, the field gained a lengthened, strengthened runway in the late 1970s that opened it to jet aircraft. It now hosts the Cariboo Initial Attack Fire Centre and became the central evacuation point during the major wildfires of 2017. There is no dedicated cargo line: shipments travel as bel","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/airports/williams-lake-airport-ywl","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/airports/en/williams-lake-airport-ywl","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Williams Lake Airport · (IATA: YWL) · Williams Lake, CA · 940 m"}