Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport | |
Iata: | YHY |
Icao: | CYHY |
Wmo: | 71935 |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Government of the Northwest Territories |
Location: | Hay River, Northwest Territories |
Timezone: | MST |
Summer: | MDT |
Elevation-F: | 541 |
Coordinates: | 60.8397°N -115.7828°W |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Northwest Territories#Canada |
Pushpin Label: | CYHY |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Northwest Territories |
R1-Number: | 14/32 |
R1-Length-F: | 6,000 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
R2-Number: | 05/23 |
R2-Length-F: | 4,001 |
R2-Surface: | Gravel/asphalt |
Stat-Year: | 2010 |
Stat1-Header: | Aircraft movements |
Stat1-Data: | 5,012 |
Footnotes: | Sources: Canada Flight Supplement Environment Canada[1] Movements from Statistics Canada[2] |
Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport is located 1.5NM 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.[3]
Sandhill cranes may be found nesting on the airport from May until September.