Yellowknife Airport
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| IATA: YZF – ICAO: CYZF – WMO: 71936 |
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner/Operator | Government of the Northwest Territories[1] | ||
| Location | Yellowknife, Northwest Territories | ||
| Hub for | Air Tindi Arctic Sunwest Charters Buffalo Airways Canadian North First Air Northwestern Air North-Wright Airways |
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| Elevation AMSL | 675 ft / 206 m | ||
| Coordinates | 62°27′47″N 114°26′25″W / 62.46306°N 114.44028°WCoordinates: 62°27′47″N 114°26′25″W / 62.46306°N 114.44028°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 16/34 | 7,503 | 2,287 | Asphalt |
| 10/28 | 5,001 | 1,524 | Asphalt |
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| Aircraft movements | 53,463 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[2] Environment Canada[3] Movements from Statistics Canada[4] |
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Yellowknife Airport (IATA: YZF, ICAO: CYZF) is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport is part of the National Airports System, and is operated by the government of the Northwest Territories. The airport has regular scheduled passenger service, and is also used as a forward operating base for the CF-18 Hornet. Yellowknife Airport is the busiest airport in northern Canada. The Canadian Forces' CC-138 Twin Otter transport and utility aircraft are permanently based here, as 440 Squadron of 17 Wing Winnipeg.
The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport currently can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.[2]
Yellowknife's air terminal has undergone recent[5] expansion to its departure check in hall during the early part of 2008. The expansion has doubled the size of the terminal.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Air Canada Express operated by Jazz Air | Calgary, Edmonton |
| Air Tindi | Fort Simpson, Lutselk'e, Rae Lakes, Snare Lake, Wha Ti |
| Arctic Sunwest Charters | Wekweètì, Charters |
| Buffalo Airways | Hay River |
| Canadian North | Cambridge Bay, Edmonton, Gjoa Haven, Inuvik, Iqaluit, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Norman Wells, Rankin Inlet, Taloyoak |
| First Air | Cambridge Bay, Edmonton, Fort Simpson, Gjoa Haven, Hay River, Inuvik, Iqaluit, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Kuujjuaq, Norman Wells, Rankin Inlet, Taloyoak, Ulukhaktok Seasonal: Vancouver |
| North-Wright Airways | Déline |
| Northwestern Air | Fort Smith |
| WestJet | Edmonton |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers
- ^ Yellowknife Airport Expansion
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Yellowknife Airport |
- Main Web Page
- Entry about Yellowknife Airport on the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association's Places to Fly Airport Directory
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Yellowknife Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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