Ekati Airport | |||||||||||
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Ekati Airport at left centre, with the four pits of the mine, August 2010 | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
Operator | Dominion 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 Coordinates: 64°41′56″N110°36′53″W / 64.69889°N 110.61472°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement [1] |
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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