Mallard, Yukon

Location Overview
Mallard Airport sits at approximately 65°48'N, 140°15'W in the eastern Yukon Territory, not far from the Alaska border. It sits at roughly 3,347 feet (1,020 m) above mean sea level — notably elevated for a Yukon interior strip. The surrounding terrain is characteristic of the northern Yukon: boreal taiga, rugged ridgelines, and vast stretches of uninhabited wilderness. There are no nearby communities of any significant size, and road access is essentially nonexistent.

Camping & Recreation
No formal camping facilities are associated with the airstrip. The surrounding wilderness does offer exceptional backcountry hunting, fishing, and wildlife watching opportunities typical of the northern Yukon — including moose, caribou, Dall sheep, and grizzly bear country. Any camping here would be entirely primitive and self-supported.

Notes & Warnings
Mallard is listed as a closed civil airfield, meaning it should not be used without prior investigation into current conditions and any applicable permissions. The elevation of over 3,300 feet MSL requires density altitude awareness, especially in warm months. The remote location demands thorough preflight planning, full fuel reserves, and survival gear. There are no services, fuel, communication infrastructure, or navigational aids on site. Weather in this part of the Yukon can change rapidly and dramatically. As with all remote northern strips, pilots should file a detailed flight plan and ensure an ELT is functional before departure.

History
Mallard Airstrip was one of many small civil aerodromes established across the Yukon to support resource exploration, trapping, and bush operations in the mid-20th century — a period when light aircraft became the primary means of accessing Yukon's vast interior. The airfield's identifier (CA-0220) places it within Transport Canada's historical registry of registered aerodromes, though it has since been classified as closed, likely reflecting the decline in activity at whatever mining, trapping, or outfitting operation originally drove its construction. Detailed historical records specific to Mallard are not well-documented in public sources, but its remote location near the Alaska border is consistent with the wave of prospecting and resource activity that peppered the northern Yukon throughout the 20th century.