Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport
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| Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport | |||
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| IATA: YHY – ICAO: CYHY – WMO: 71935 |
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government of the Northwest Territories | ||
| Location | Hay River, Northwest Territories | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 541 ft / 165 m | ||
| Coordinates | 60°50′23″N 115°46′58″W / 60.83972°N 115.78278°WCoordinates: 60°50′23″N 115°46′58″W / 60.83972°N 115.78278°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 6,000 | 1,829 | Asphalt |
| 04/22 | 4,000 | 1,219 | Gravel/Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft movements | 5,012 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada.[3] |
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Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport (IATA: YHY, ICAO: CYHY) is located 1.5 NM (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]
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Buffalo Airways | Yellowknife |
| First Air | Yellowknife[5] |
| Northwestern Air | Fort Smith, Edmonton |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
- ^ Bear mauls N.W.T. pilot to death
- ^ First Air interactive weather/route map
[edit] External links
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Hay River Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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