Back Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport CEB Aeropuerto de Hay River Spanish فرودگاه هی ریور/مرلین کارتر Persian Hay Riverin lentoasema Finnish Aéroport de Hay River-Merlyn Carter French Bandar Udara Hay River/Merlyn Carter ID Lapangan Terbang Hay River Malay Port lotniczy Hay River Polish Hay River Airport PMS Aeroportul Hay River/Merlyn Carter Romanian
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 Hay River Airport sign | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Government of the Northwest Territories | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Hay River, Northwest Territories | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 541 ft / 165 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 60°50′23″N 115°46′58″W / 60.83972°N 115.78278°W | ||||||||||||||
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  CYHY Location in the Northwest Territories  CYHY CYHY (Canada) | |||||||||||||||
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Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport (IATA: YHY, ICAO: CYHY) is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) north of Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada.
The airport is named for former bush pilot Merlyn Carter, who was killed by a black bear in 2005.[4]
Sandhill cranes may be found nesting on the airport from May until September.
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived June 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Aircraft Movement Statistics: Airports Without Air Traffic Control Towers: Annual Report (TP 577): Table 1 — Total aircraft movements by class of operation". www150.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved Feb 23, 2025.
- ^ "Bear mauls N.W.T. pilot to death". CBC News. 2005-06-17. Retrieved 2023-09-28.