Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport

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.

Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport
Hay River Airport sign
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
Map
CYHY is located in Northwest Territories
CYHY
CYHY
Location in the Northwest Territories
CYHY is located in Canada
CYHY
CYHY
CYHY (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
05/23 4,001 1,220 Gravel/asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements5,012

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". CBC News. 2005-06-17. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  5. https://airtindi.com
  6. Full network schedule
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