YHY — Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport
Medium-sized airport in Hay River, Canada.
- IATA code
- YHY
- ICAO code
- CYHY
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 16,351
- 2025 · −1.4% on the year before
- Nonstop routes
- —
- No open route data
- Time zone
- UTC−7 / UTC−6
- America/Edmonton
- Elevation
- 165 m
- 541 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 1,829 m
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About YHY
Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Hay River, Canada. 16,351 passengers used it in 2025.
Statistics Canada. Sources
Nearest airports
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| YZF | Yellowknife International Airport | 194 km |
| YSM | Fort Smith Airport | 229 km |
| YOJ | High Level Airport | 259 km |
| YLE | Whatì Airport | 266 km |
| YFS | Fort Simpson Airport | 309 km |
Distance from YHY to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,829 m | 46 m | Asphalt |
| 05/23 | 1,220 m | 46 m | Com |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada · 60.8397, -115.7830
Questions
Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport has the IATA code YHY and the ICAO code CYHY. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.
YHY is a medium-sized airport in Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada, at 60.8397, -115.7830, 165 m above sea level.
YHY is in the America/Edmonton time zone, UTC−7 / UTC−6 (winter / summer).
16,351 passengers in 2025, according to Statistics Canada.
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