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Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport

Hay River, Canada

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ICAO

CYHY

Elevation

541 ft

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The Essence of Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport

YHY

Location

Hay River · NT · Canada

Connectivity

3 routes · 3 destinations

Position

60.840°, -115.783° · 541 ft elev.

Visa & Entry

Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA), Visitor Visa (TRV)Official

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Gateway to the Northwest Territories on Great Slave Lake.

Location

Hay River, Canada

Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport (IATA: YHY, ICAO: CYHY) is a regional airport serving Hay River, a small town in the Northwest Territories of Canada. The airport is named in honor of Merlyn Carter, a local aviation pioneer who contributed significantly to northern aviation development. The airport provides essential air connectivity for residents and resource industries in the South Slave region, connecting Hay River to Yellowknife and other communities across northern Canada. Given the remote nature of the region, air travel is a critical mode of transportation for both passengers and freight. The facility is operated under federal and territorial oversight and handles scheduled passenger services as well as charter and cargo flights supporting mining, forestry, and government operations in the area.

Terminals

The airport has a small, single terminal building suited to the low passenger volumes typical of a remote northern community.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation between the airport and Hay River town centre is limited, with taxi services being the primary option for passengers.

Airlines here

Canadian North is the primary scheduled carrier serving Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport, offering connections to Yellowknife and other Northwest Territories communities.

Notable facts

›The airport is named after Merlyn Carter, a pioneering bush pilot in Canada's North.
›Hay River is located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, one of Canada's largest lakes.
›The airport serves as a key logistics hub for cargo and supplies destined for remote communities in the Northwest Territories.
›The surrounding region is important for commercial fishing, mining, and forestry industries.
›Air transport is especially critical in this area as road access is limited and some routes are only seasonally available.

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Route map (3 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

First Air

Northwestern Air

Routes

YHY → YZF7F · AT4 AT7

YHY → YSMJ3 · J31

YHY → YEGJ3 · J31

Aircraft operating here

British Aerospace Jetstream 312 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 42-3001 routes Aerospatiale/Alenia ATR 721 routes

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