AviatDataHay River/Merlyn Carter Airport YHY / CYHY
Hay River, Northwest Territories · Canada · Government of the Northwest Territories (Department of Infrastructure)
0pax · 2024
Limited hoursJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
ICAO / IATACYHY / YHY
OperatorGovernment of the Northwest Territories (Department of Infrastructure)
Coordinates60.8397°N, 115.7828°W
Elevation541 ft · 165 m
Time zoneMT (UTC-7/-6 DST)
Passengers / yr0 (2024)
CustomsNo
Border controlNo
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1 · Avgas 100LL
Bonded—
AIP referenceCYHY — Canada Flight Supplement / NAV CANADA CFS
Operating hoursAttended Mon-Fri 1330-0100Z (Oct 15-Apr 15) / 1300-2230Z (Apr 16-Oct 14); Sun 1330-2200Z (winter) / 1400-2330Z (summer); other times by PPR (1 hr notice), call +1-867-874-2441 or +1-867-875-7316. Fuel (100LL, Jet A-1) available 1500-2400Z Mon-Fri only, call-out other times ••• (O/T •••). Terminal building approx. Mon-Fri 07:00-19:00, Sun 16:00-19:00 local.
TerminalsSingle small terminal building with car rental desk, public washrooms and payphone; no scheduled international/customs service
Runways (2)
- 14/32 · 1,829 m / 6,000 ft · 46 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS/DME (IHY 110.3) Rwy 32
- 05/23 · 1,220 m / 4,001 ft · 46 m wide · Gravel/Asphalt
Airport contact
Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport serves the town of Hay River on the south shore of Great Slave Lake and is the main air gateway for the South Slave region of the Northwest Territories, with scheduled service from Air Tindi and Canadian North (to Yellowknife, Fort Smith and Edmonton) plus Buffalo Airways cargo; runway 32 has an ILS/DME approach. Unlike neighbouring Yukon, which moved to permanent Pacific Time in 2020, the Northwest Territories still observes seasonal DST on Mountain Time.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
Air Tindi
Scheduled carrier operating as part of its Yellowknife-Hay River-Fort Smith network from Hay River (Merlyn Carter) Airport; self-handles its own flights at this station, with no third-party ground handler present and no dedicated local Hay River line published, so contact routes through the carrier's central reservations desk.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Canadian North
Scheduled carrier with its own station office at Hay River; self-handles its own passenger and ramp operations at this station in the absence of a third-party ground handler.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Landa Aviation
Family-owned air charter operator headquartered at 100 Whitlock Rd., Hay River (est. 1979), running scheduled Hay River-Yellowknife flights plus charter/freight work; self-handles its own aircraft at this base, available 24 hours by phone. · 24 hours (phone)
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available
Bassett Aviation Fuel Services Ltd.
Registered aviation fuel services company based at 43013 Mackenzie Hwy, Hay River, and the sole FBO/fuel handler listed for CYHY in the Canada Flight Supplement, supplying both 100LL and Jet A-1 (JA-1). A call-out charge may apply outside published fuel hours. · 1500-2400Z Mon-Fri, after-hours call-out available
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Seasonal
Buffalo Airways / Buffalo Air Express
Hay River is Buffalo Airways' main wildfire-tanker (DC-4) base, with tanker aircraft stored and supported there off-season; Buffalo Airways holds Transport Canada AMO approval at the company level, but heavy overhaul work is centralized at its Red Deer facility, so Hay River capability is limited to self-support of its own based fleet (unconfirmed for third-party aircraft).
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance
On request
Landa Aviation
Described as an air charter and aircraft maintenance company operating from its Hay River base, with a second maintenance location at Westlock, AB; maintenance appears primarily in support of its own charter fleet (C185, C337, King Air A100), with Hay River-specific third-party service availability unconfirmed.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Not listed
Aircraft cleaning
Not listed
Ground support equipment
Not listed
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
Canadian North
Operates as Canadian North Air Cargo at Hay River, self-handling scheduled air freight to/from the community through its local cargo warehouse office. · opens 2hrs before first flight, closes 1hr after last flight
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Buffalo Airways / Buffalo Air Express
Buffalo Air Express operates a Hay River location (25 Industrial Dr.) providing scheduled air-freight/courier service, self-handling its own cargo operations at this station.
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Not listed
Flight support
Available
Government of Northwest Territories (Dept. of Infrastructure - Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport)
Airport operator per the Canada Flight Supplement; furnishes the CARS (Community Aerodrome Radio Station) radio/weather advisory contact and directly performs airfield movement-area maintenance including CRFI/winter runway maintenance (Oct 15-Apr 15) and RCR reporting via a separate operations line, plus an emergency/incident report number for after-hours issues. A call-out charge may apply outside published hours. · 1330-0100Z Mon-Fri winter (Oct15-Apr15) / 1300-2230Z Mon-Fri summer (Apr16-Oct14), plus seasonal Sun hours per CFS; O/T 1hr PN call-out
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Verified 2 months ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
Not listed