Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport

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Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport
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Hay River Airport sign
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Airport terminal
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of the Northwest Territories
Location Hay River, Northwest Territories
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
  Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation  AMSL 541 ft / 165 m
Coordinates 60°50′23″N115°46′58″W / 60.83972°N 115.78278°W / 60.83972; -115.78278
Map
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CYHY
Location in the Northwest Territories
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CYHY
CYHY (Canada)
Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
14/326,0001,829Asphalt
05/234,0011,220Gravel/asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements5,012

Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport( IATA : YHY, ICAO : CYHY) is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north of Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Contents

The airport is named for former bush pilot Merlyn Carter, who was killed by a black bear in 2005. [4]

Sandhill cranes may be found nesting on the airport from May until September.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Air Tindi Yellowknife [5]
Canadian North Yellowknife [6]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Buffalo Airways Yellowknife

See also

References

  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived June 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Aircraft Movement Statistics: Airports Without Air Traffic Control Towers: Annual Report (TP 577): Table 1 — Total aircraft movements by class of operation". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved Feb 23, 2025.
  4. "Bear mauls N.W.T. pilot to death". CBC News. 2005-06-17. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
  5. "Northern Canada & NWT's Airline". Air Tindi. Retrieved Feb 23, 2025.
  6. "Flight Schedule" . Retrieved Feb 23, 2025.