Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport

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Hay River Airport sign

Airport terminal

IATA: YHY
ICAO: CYHY
WMO: 71935

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Government 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″N 115°46′58″W / 60.83972°N 115.78278°W / 60.83972; -115.78278

Map

CYHYLocation in the Northwest TerritoriesShow map of Northwest Territories

CYHYCYHY (Canada)Show map of Canada

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
14/32	6,000	1,829	Asphalt
05/23	4,001	1,220	Gravel/asphalt

Statistics (2010)

Aircraft movements	5,012

Sources: Canada Flight Supplement
Environment Canada
Movements from Statistics Canada

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.

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

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

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air Tindi	Yellowknife
Canadian North	Yellowknife
Northwestern Air	Edmonton, Fort Smith, High Level (all end 16 January 2025)

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Buffalo Airways	Yellowknife

References

Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived June 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
Total aircraft movements by class of operation
"Bear mauls N.W.T. pilot to death". CBC News. 2005-06-17. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
https://airtindi.com
Full network schedule
Pruys, Sarah; Williams, Ollie (18 December 2024). "Fort Smith's Northwestern to hand scheduled flights to Air Tindi". Cabin Radio. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

External links

Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Hay River Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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