Yellowknife Airport

Yellowknife Airport
Yellowknife Airport
	IATA: YZF; ICAO: CYZF; WMO: 71936;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Government of the Northwest Territories
Location	Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Hub for	Adlair Aviation; Air Tindi (Discovery Air); Buffalo Airways; Canadian North; First Air; Northwestern Air; North-Wright Airways; Summit Air;
Time zone	MST (UTC−07:00)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	675 ft / 206 m
Coordinates	62°27′47″N 114°26′25″W / 62.46306°N 114.44028°W
Website	Airport Profile
Map
	CYZF
Runways
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft movements
Aircraft movements	52,881
	Sources: Canada Flight Supplement; Environment Canada; Movements from Statistics Canada

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 a number of freight services. In 2007, the terminal handled 527,000 passengers.^[5]

In 2008 the airport's passenger terminal underwent an expansion to the departure/check in section, roughly doubling the size of the terminal.^[6] The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.^[2]

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) "G" Division maintains a hangar for its air section just south of the passenger terminal. It is adjacent to a hangar used by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) to house the CC-138 Twin Otter and other utility aircraft operated by 440 Squadron, a subsidiary of 17 Wing.

Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Yellowknife is located south-west of the airstrip. It was built for forward deployment of the CF-18 Hornet in times of conflict. It also has a CC-138 permanently based at the airport for search and rescue missions.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Canada Express	Calgary, Edmonton
Air North	Ottawa, Whitehorse^[7]
Air Tindi	Fort Simpson, Lutselk'e, Gamèti, Wekweètì, Whatì
Buffalo Airways	Hay River
Canadian North	Cambridge Bay, Edmonton, Gjoa Haven, Hope Bay, Inuvik, Iqaluit, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Norman Wells, Ottawa, Rankin Inlet, Taloyoak Seasonal: Doris Lake
First Air	Cambridge Bay, Edmonton, Fort Simpson, Gjoa Haven, Hay River, Inuvik, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Norman Wells, Rankin Inlet, Taloyoak, Ulukhaktok Charter: Ekati Seasonal: Vancouver
North-Wright Airways	Déline, Norman Wells, Tulita
Nolinor Aviation	Charter: Mary River
Northwestern Air	Fort Smith
WestJet	Edmonton Seasonal: Calgary
WestJet Encore	Seasonal: Calgary

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Buffalo Airways	Cambridge Bay, Déline, Fort Good Hope, Hay River, Kugluktuk, Norman Wells, Tulita

Emergency services

The airport has its own fire and rescue service. The department has 10 firefighters, but requires only two or three fire fighters on shift to operate a single crash tender. Ambulance and additional fire response is provided by the Yellowknife Fire Department.^[8]

References

^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
^ ^a ^b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers
^ Yellowknife Airport Development Plan Update
^ Yellowknife Airport Expansion
^ flyairnorth.com - Schedule announced for Whitehorse/Ottawa/Yellowknife Flights
^ Aircraft Fire Fighting Services

External links

Media related to Yellowknife Airport at Wikimedia Commons

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.

[NAS-1] Airport Divestiture Status Report

[CFS-2] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[3] Synoptic/Metstat Station Information

[move-4] Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers

[5] Yellowknife Airport Development Plan Update

[6] Yellowknife Airport Expansion

[AirNorth-7] yairnorth.com - Schedule announced for Whitehorse/Ottawa/Yellowknife Flights

[8] Aircraft Fire Fighting Services

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Cargo

Emergency services

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