Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport

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Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport
Hay River Airport sign.jpg
Hay River Airport sign
Hay River Airport 02.jpg
Airport terminal
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of the Northwest Territories
LocationHay River, Northwest Territories
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL541 ft / 165 m
Coordinates60°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 is located in Northwest Territories
CYHY
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 movements5,012
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada[3]

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.

The airport is named for former bush pilot Merlyn Carter, who was killed by a black bear in 2005.[4]

Sandhill cranes may be found nesting on the airport from May until September.

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Tindi Yellowknife[5]
Canadian North Yellowknife[6]
Northwestern Air Edmonton, Fort Smith, High Level

Cargo[]

AirlinesDestinations
Buffalo Airways Yellowknife

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived June 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  4. ^ Bear mauls N.W.T. pilot to death
  5. ^ [https://airtindi.com
  6. ^ Full network schedule

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