Tungsten (Cantung) Airport (TNS)

Tungsten (Cantung) Airport is a small, remote airstrip in the Mackenzie Mountains of southwestern Northwest Territories, near the Yukon border. It primarily serves the Cantung Mine, a former tungsten mine, and provides access to the surrounding backcountry rather than operating as a conventional passenger airport.

The airport sits at an elevation of about 1,113 metres and uses a single gravel runway aligned 12/30. Prior permission is required to land except in an emergency, reflecting the site's role as a private mining airstrip rather than a public facility with scheduled flights.

The airstrip is roughly 390 kilometres from Whitehorse, Yukon, and about 720 kilometres west of Yellowknife. There is no scheduled ground transportation, and road access is seasonal, typically from Watson Lake, Yukon, so travel in the area requires advance planning.

Because passenger infrastructure is minimal, travelers typically arrive by charter or private aircraft and must arrange onward transport directly with operators, mine staff or local contacts. The airport is best understood as a practical access point for mining and backcountry travel in a very remote part of northern Canada.