Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport

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
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
Map
CYHY Location in the Northwest Territories Show map of Northwest Territories CYHY CYHY (Canada) Show map of Canada
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 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 (all end 16 January 2025)[7]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Buffalo Airways	Yellowknife

See also

• Hay River Water Aerodrome
• Hay River/Brabant Lodge Water Aerodrome

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. Total aircraft movements by class of operation
4. "Bear mauls N.W.T. pilot to death". CBC News. 2005-06-17. Retrieved 2023-09-28.
5. https://airtindi.com
6. Full network schedule
7. 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.