Ekati Airport

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Ekati Airport
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Ekati Airport at left centre, with the four pits of the mine, August 2010
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorDominion Diamond Ekati Corporation
Location Ekati Diamond Mine
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
  Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation  AMSL 1,536 ft / 468 m
Coordinates 64°41′56″N110°36′53″W / 64.69889°N 110.61472°W / 64.69889; -110.61472 Coordinates: 64°41′56″N110°36′53″W / 64.69889°N 110.61472°W / 64.69889; -110.61472
Map
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CYOA
Location in the Northwest Territories
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CYOA
CYOA (Canada)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
02/206,4111,954Gravel

Ekati Airport( IATA : YOA, ICAO : CYOA) is located at the Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada and is operated by Dominion Diamond Ekati Corp. [2] Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency. It is a busy[ further explanation needed ] aerodrome with blasting in the area and barren-ground caribou may be found on the runway. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 August 2019 to 0901Z 10 October 2019.
  2. "EKATI Diamond Mine 2009 Year in Review" (PDF). BHP Billiton Canada Inc. 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-06.

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