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Nahanni Butte Airport

Nahanni Butte, Canada

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CBD6

Elevation

600 ft

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Location

Nahanni Butte · NT · Canada

Position

61.030°, -123.389° · 600 ft elev.

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Remote gateway to the South Nahanni River wilderness.

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Nahanni Butte, Canada

Nahanni Butte Airport (ICAO: CBD6) is a small, uncontrolled aerodrome serving the remote community of Nahanni Butte in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The airport provides essential air access to this isolated Indigenous community, which has no road connection and relies almost entirely on air transport for passengers and supplies. The airport features a single gravel runway and minimal infrastructure, typical of remote northern Canadian aerodromes. It plays a critical role in supporting the community and serves as a gateway for those accessing Nahanni National Park Reserve and the surrounding wilderness.

Terminals

The airport has no formal terminal building; facilities are basic and consistent with remote community aerodromes in Canada's North.

Getting to & from

There is no road access to Nahanni Butte, so the airport is the primary link to the outside world; within the small community, ground transport is minimal.

Airlines here

Regional charter and scheduled operators serving the Northwest Territories, such as North-Wright Airways, provide air service to Nahanni Butte.

Notable facts

›Nahanni Butte has no road connection, making the airport the community's primary link to the outside world.
›The runway is gravel-surfaced, typical of remote Northwest Territories aerodromes.
›The airport serves the Dehcho First Nations community of Nahanni Butte.
›It provides access to the nearby Nahanni National Park Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
›The airport is uncontrolled with no air traffic control services.

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This is a list of airports in the Northwest Territories. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories. Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System.

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