Clinton Creek Airport

The airport's closure was a direct result of economic factors tied to the Clinton Creek Mine. In 1978, a major landslide destroyed a significant portion of the mine's open pit and ore reserves. This event rendered the asbestos mining operation economically unviable, leading to the abrupt closure of the mine and the abandonment of the associated company town. With no mine to service and no resident population, the airport lost its sole purpose and was subsequently abandoned.

The airport is completely abandoned and derelict. Satellite imagery confirms the gravel runway is still clearly visible but is unmaintained, heavily overgrown with vegetation, and unusable for any aviation purposes. There are no remaining airport facilities or buildings. The entire Clinton Creek townsite and mine area is a ghost town and has been the subject of one of Canada's largest and most complex environmental remediation and reclamation projects, managed by the Yukon and Canadian governments to stabilize the massive asbestos tailings and waste rock piles left behind.

Clinton Creek Airport was a private aerodrome built in the mid-1960s specifically to serve the Cassiar Asbestos Corporation's mine and the purpose-built town of Clinton Creek. Located in an extremely remote part of the Yukon, Canada (not California, as 'CA' in the location might suggest; the 'CA' in the ICAO identifier prefix designates Canada), the airport was a critical lifeline. It was the primary means of transporting personnel, mail, fresh supplies, and urgent medical cases. The airport featured a 5,500-foot gravel runway capable of handling large, multi-engine propeller aircraft. It regularly saw service from regional carriers like Great Plains Airlines, which operated flights with aircraft such as the Douglas DC-3 and DC-4, connecting the isolated community to larger hubs like Dawson City and Whitehorse.

There are zero known plans or prospects for reopening the airport. The economic driver for its existence is permanently gone, the local population is non-existent, and the entire area is a long-term environmental management site. Regional air transportation needs are met by the Dawson City Airport (CYDA), located approximately 100 km to the southeast.