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.

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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

Cargo

See also

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

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hay River Airport.

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

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[es] Aeropuerto de Hay River

[fr] Aéroport de Hay River-Merlyn Carter