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Gahcho Kue

Kennedy Lake, Canada

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CGK2

Elevation

1371 ft

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Location

Kennedy Lake · NT · Canada

Position

63.435°, -109.145° · 1371 ft elev.

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Remote airstrip serving Canada's Gahcho Kué diamond mine.

Location

Northwest Territories, Canada

Gahcho Kué Airport (IATA: GHK, ICAO: CGK2) is a private aerodrome located in the Northwest Territories of Canada, near Kennedy Lake. It serves as the primary air access point for the Gahcho Kué diamond mine, one of the world's largest new diamond mines, operated as a joint venture between De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds. The airport supports fly-in/fly-out operations, transporting mine workers and essential supplies to and from the remote site. It is not a public commercial airport and does not offer scheduled passenger service to the general public. Given its location in the subarctic Northwest Territories, the airstrip operates under challenging weather and environmental conditions typical of Canada's far north.

Getting to & from

No public ground transport exists; access is exclusively by air due to the remote subarctic location.

Airlines here

The airport is served exclusively by charter and contract carriers supporting mine workforce rotations rather than scheduled commercial airlines.

Notable facts

›Serves the Gahcho Kué diamond mine, a De Beers and Mountain Province Diamonds joint venture.
›Located in the Northwest Territories, approximately 280 km northeast of Yellowknife.
›Operates as a private aerodrome restricted to mine-related personnel and operations.
›Supports fly-in/fly-out rotational workforce typical of remote Canadian resource extraction sites.
›Subject to subarctic weather conditions affecting year-round flight operations.

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Latest news

De Beers Group· 7/19/2017

First flight to Gahcho Kué mine from Calgary international airport

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CBC· 12/31/2023

Joint venture behind winter road to diamond mines offering assistance to workers injured in Air Tindi crash

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AccuWeather· 4/13/2023

Gahcho Kue, Northwest Territories, Canada Weather Forecast

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Nunavut News· 6/5/2026

B2Gold, Gahcho Kue emerge victorious at annual Mine Rescue competition

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CBC· 4/16/2018

Warrant reveals details of alleged diamond theft

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About on Wikipedia

Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine

Diamond mine in Canada

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 claim block, which is 85 km (53 mi) southeast of the Snap Lake Diamond Mine and approximately 280 km (170 mi) east northeast of Yellowknife…

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