AviatDataFort Good Hope Airport YGH / CYGH
Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories · Canada · Government of the Northwest Territories (Department of Infrastructure)
Limited hours
ICAO / IATACYGH / YGH
OperatorGovernment of the Northwest Territories (Department of Infrastructure)
Coordinates66.2406°N, 128.6478°W
Elevation267 ft · 81 m
Time zoneMT (UTC-7/-6 DST)
Passengers / yr—
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
Fuel—
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYGH — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursUncontrolled aerodrome; Community Aerodrome Radio Station (CARS) operates approx. 0830-1730 local time Sun-Fri (closed Saturdays), issuing METAR/weather during those hours; mandatory frequency (ATF) 122.1 MHz within 5 NM / below 3,300 ft ASL; flights outside CARS hours by prior arrangement (PPR advised).
TerminalsSingle small terminal building with a passenger waiting area; no hangars on site.
Runways (1)
- 07/25 · 1,351 m / 4,434 ft · 30 m wide · Gravel
Airport contact
Gravel-runway airport serving the remote Sahtu Dene community of Fort Good Hope on the Mackenzie River, about 1 NM southwest of town; North-Wright Airways operates the only scheduled service (Twin Otter/Caravan equipment) linking it to Norman Wells and other Sahtu region communities. Unlike neighbouring Yukon (which abolished DST in 2020), the Northwest Territories continues to observe seasonal Daylight Saving Time.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Not listed
Aircraft fuel
Not listed
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Not listed
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
North-Wright Airways
North-Wright Airways also self-handles freighter/cargo service into Fort Good Hope, moving groceries, fuel drums and medical supplies from Inuvik and other hub points; the airport has no storage hangars.
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Buffalo Airways
Buffalo Airways connects scheduled freighter cargo into Fort Good Hope via Norman Wells from its Yellowknife base, under a GNWT-supported Sahtu resupply arrangement the company states has run for nearly 40 years; by the carrier's own published terms, Fort Good Hope connections operate subject to availability and load factor rather than a fixed daily schedule. As a carrier serving a station with no dedicated ground handler, Buffalo self-handles its own cargo at YGH.
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Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Available
North-Wright Airways
North-Wright Airways is the primary scheduled carrier at Fort Good Hope, flying Beechcraft 1900D and De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otter turboprops on routes to Colville Lake, Norman Wells, Yellowknife and Inuvik; the airline self-handles its own passenger operations at this outstation, which has no third-party FBO or ground handler.
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Flight support
Not listed
Hotel & travel
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