Gahcho Kue Aerodrome is an airport located east southeast of the
Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project
The Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine is located on the Canadian tundra in the Northwest Territories. It is situated at Kennady Lake (), in the Akaitcho Treaty 8 Territory ,
Northwest Territories
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,
Canada
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. The airport is owned and operated by
De Beers Canada
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and serves the Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project. The airport originally was an ice runway on
Kennady Lake and was in length and numbered 08/26. The ice runway was only open from January to April.
References
Registered aerodromes in the North Slave Region
De Beers
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