Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport

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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.

Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport

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

MST (UTC−07:00)

• Summer (DST)

MDT (UTC−06:00)

Elevation AMSL

541 ft / 165 m

60°50′23″N 115°46′58″W / 60.83972°N 115.78278°W

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CYHY is located in Northwest Territories

CYHY

Location in the Northwest Territories

CYHY is located in Canada

CYHY

CYHY (Canada)

Map

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^[1]
Environment Canada^[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada^[3]

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

Airlines	Destinations
Air Tindi	Yellowknife^[5]
Canadian North	Yellowknife^[6]
Northwestern Air	Edmonton, Fort Smith, High Level

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Buffalo Airways	Yellowknife

See also

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

External links

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

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