Yellowknife Airport
| Yellowknife Airport Aéroport de Yellowknife |
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | CYZF |
| IATA code | YZF |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 206 m (676 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 4 km northwest of Yellowknife |
| Street | Yellowknife Highway |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1944 |
| operator | Government of the Northwest Territories |
| Passengers | 438,725 (2016) |
| Air freight | 6,498 t (2016) |
| Flight movements |
49,859 (2016) |
| Employees | 1,000 |
| Runways | |
| 15/33 | 2286 m × 46 m asphalt |
| 09/27 | 1525 m × 46 m asphalt |
The Yellowknife Airport ( IATA code : YZF , ICAO code : CYZF ) is located in Yellowknife , Northwest Territories , Canada .
It is part of the National Airport System and is operated by the Government of the Northwest Territories. Yellowknife Airport is the largest airport in the Canadian Territories and therefore also serves as a hub for several airlines such as Buffalo Airways , Canadian North and First Air . It is used for civil air traffic and as a base for the Canadian armed forces .
In 2008, the modernization of the airport terminal was completed, which doubled the capacity of the terminal.
Airlines and Destinations
| airline | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Air Canada | Calgary , Edmonton , Vancouver |
| Air Canada Express | Calgary , Edmonton |
| Air North | Ottawa , Whitehorse , Vancouver |
| Air Tindi | Fort Simpson , Lutselk'e , Gamètì , Wekweètì , Whatì |
| Buffalo Airways |
Hay River cargo flights to: Déline , Fort Good Hope , Hay River , Norman Wells , Tulita |
| Canadian North |
Cambridge Bay , Edmonton , Gjoa Haven , Hope Bay , Inuvik , Iqaluit , Kugaaruk , Kugluktuk , Norman Wells , Ottawa , Rankin Inlet , Taloyoak Seasonal: Doris Lake , Vancouver |
| First Air | Cambridge Bay , Edmonton , Fort Simpson , Gjoa Haven , Hay River , Inuvik , Iqaluit , Kugaaruk , Kugluktuk , Kuujjuaq , Norman Wells , Rankin Inlet , Taloyoak , Ulukhaktok |
| North-Wright Airways | Déline , Norman Wells , Tulita |
| Northwestern Air | Edmonton , Fort Smith |
| Westjet Airlines | Edmonton |
Incidents
- On April 11, 1955, an Avro York C.1 of the Canadian Associated Airways ( aircraft registration number CF-HMZ ) had an accident while taking off with eight tons of cargo from Yellowknife Airport. The two pilots survived the accident and the aircraft was destroyed.
Web links
Commons : Yellowknife Airport - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Yellowknife Airport (YZF). DoT.GOV.nt.ca , archived from the original on May 1, 2018 ; accessed on May 1, 2018 (English).
- ↑ Table 401-0044 Air passenger traffic and flights annual (number). StatCan.gc.ca , accessed May 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Table 401-0045 Air cargo traffic and flights annual (tonnes unless otherwise noted). StatCan.gc.ca , accessed May 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Table 401-0023 Aircraft movements, by class of operation, airports with NAV CANADA towers annual (number). StatCan.gc.ca , accessed May 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Completion of the modernization of the airport terminal
- ^ Air North News
- ^ Accident report Avro York CF-HMZ , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 4, 2020.
