Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport

Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport
IATA: YHYICAO: CYHY
WMO: 71935
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government of the Northwest Territories
Location Hay River, Northwest Territories
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
  Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL 541 ft / 165 m
Coordinates 60°50′23″N 115°46′58″W / 60.83972°N 115.78278°W / 60.83972; -115.78278Coordinates: 60°50′23″N 115°46′58″W / 60.83972°N 115.78278°W / 60.83972; -115.78278
Map
CYHY

Location in the Northwest Territories

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
04/22 4,001 1,220 Gravel/Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 5,012

Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport (IATA: YHY, ICAO: CYHY) is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north of Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada. Sandhill cranes may be found nesting on the airport from May until September. The airport is named for former bush pilot Merlyn Carter who was killed by a black bear in 2005.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Buffalo Airways Yellowknife (Suspended)
First Air Yellowknife[5]
Northwestern Air Edmonton, Fort Smith, High Level

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Buffalo Airways Yellowknife

See also

References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 24 July 2014 to 0901Z 18 September 2014
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  4. Bear mauls N.W.T. pilot to death
  5. First Air Flight Schedule

External links


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