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Yellowknife Airport

Coordinates: 62°27′47″N 114°26′25″W / 62.46306°N 114.44028°W / 62.46306; -114.44028
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Yellowknife Airport

Aéroport de Yellowknife[1]
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorGovernment of the Northwest Territories[2]
LocationYellowknife, Northwest Territories
Hub forAdlair Aviation, Air Tindi, Buffalo Airways, Canadian North, Northwestern Air, Summit Air
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL675 ft / 206 m
Coordinates62°27′47″N 114°26′25″W / 62.46306°N 114.44028°W / 62.46306; -114.44028
Websitewww.inf.gov.nt.ca/en/services/airports/yellowknife-airport
Map
CYZF is located in Northwest Territories
CYZF
CYZF
CYZF is located in Canada
CYZF
CYZF
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 7,503 2,287 Asphalt
10/28 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft movements52,881

Yellowknife Airport (IATA: YZF, ICAO: CYZF) is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport is part of the National Airports System, and is operated by the Government of the Northwest Territories. The airport has regular scheduled passenger service and a number of freight services. In 2007, the terminal handled 527,000 passengers.[6]

In 2008 the airport's passenger terminal underwent an expansion to the departure/check-in section, roughly doubling the size of the terminal.[7] The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.[3]

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) "G" Division maintains a hangar for its air section just south of the passenger terminal. It is adjacent to a hangar used by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) to house the CC-138 Twin Otter and other utility aircraft operated by 440 Transport Squadron, a subsidiary of 8 Wing.

Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Yellowknife is located south-west of the airstrip. It was built for forwarding deployment of the McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet in times of conflict.

History[edit]

Yellowknife Airport was initially built by Canadian Pacific Air Lines in 1944, then sold to the federal Department of Transport in 1946.[8] A new terminal building was built in 1963 and control tower in 1972. Renovation to these facilities were completed in 1967, 1998 and 2005-2006.[9]

During the 2023 Canadian wildfires the city of Yellowknife was evacuated, and so the airport served as a means for evacuees to leave the city.[10] Air Canada added extra flights to assist with the evacuation before temporarily suspending service to Yellowknife due to the fires.[11]

Historical airline service[edit]

Canadian Pacific Air Lines was serving Yellowknife during the early 1940s.[12][13][14] However, by 1960 Canadian Pacific was no longer serving Yellowknife.[15]

Pacific Western Airlines was serving Yellowknife by 1957 and continued to do so for many years into the 1980s.[16][17][18][19] Pacific Western introduced Boeing 737-200 jet service during the late 1960s and in 1969 was serving Yellowknife with 737 jet flights in addition to other services operated with Convair 640 turboprops and Douglas DC-6B propliners.[20][21] By 1972, Pacific Western was operating Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprop service on a twice a week roundtrip routing of Edmonton - Yellowknife - Cambridge Bay - Resolute in addition to operating Boeing 737 service to Edmonton and other destinations with fifteen 737 jet departures a week from Yellowknife at this time.[22][23][24]

According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), three airlines were serving Yellowknife during the fall of 1979 including Pacific Western operating Boeing 727-100 "Combi" jetliners and Boeing 737-200 "Combi" jetliners (these Combi aircraft transported both freight and passengers on the main deck of the aircraft) as well as Boeing 737-200 jetliners flown in all passenger configuration, Transair (Canada) operating Boeing 737-200 jetliners, and Northwest Territorial Airways operating Douglas DC-3 prop aircraft.[25] The OAG lists 25 departures a week from Yellowknife operated by Pacific Western with its Boeing jetliners at this time while Transair was operating six 737 jet departures a week from the airport on a Winnipeg - Churchill, MB - Yellowknife - Whitehorse route operated roundtrip three days a week.[26][27]

Airlines and destinations[edit]

Passenger[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Air Canada Toronto–Pearson[28]
Air Canada Express Edmonton, Vancouver
Air Canada Rouge Seasonal: Toronto–Pearson[29]
Air North Seasonal: Ottawa, Toronto–Pearson,[30] Whitehorse
Air Tindi Fort Simpson, Gamèti, Hay River, Lutselk'e, Wekweètì, Whatì[31]
Canadian North Cambridge Bay, Edmonton, Fort Simpson, Gjoa Haven, Hay River, Inuvik, Iqaluit, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Norman Wells, Ottawa,[32] Rankin Inlet, Taloyoak, Ulukhaktok[33]
Northwestern Air Fort Smith
North-Wright Airways Colville Lake, Déline, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells, Tulita[34]
WestJet Calgary
WestJet Encore Calgary, Edmonton

Cargo[edit]

AirlinesDestinations
Buffalo Airways Cambridge Bay, Déline, Edmonton, Fort Good Hope, Hay River, Kugluktuk, Norman Wells, Tulita

Emergency services[edit]

Canadian North's last 737-200, parked in Yellowknife a day before its retirement
Polar bear and seal sculpture, in airport lobby

The airport has its own fire and rescue service. The department has ten firefighters, but requires only two or three firefighters on shift to operate a single crash tender. Ambulance and additional fire response are provided by the Yellowknife Fire Department.[35]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Aéroport de Yellowknife" (in French). Government of Northwest Territories. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
  3. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  4. ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  5. ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers
  6. ^ Yellowknife Airport Development Plan Update Archived 2014-04-18 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Yellowknife Airport Expansion
  8. ^ "Yellowknife | the Canadian Encyclopedia".
  9. ^ "MLAs debate Yellowknife airport expansion". 6 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Yellowknife fires: Evacuees pack road and air routes ahead of noon deadline". BBC News. 2023-08-18. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  11. ^ AIRLIVE (2023-08-18). "Evacuation continues from Yellowknife airport, Air Canada adds extra flights, as wildfires get closer to the city". AIRLIVE. Retrieved 2023-08-19.
  12. ^ https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/cp43/cp43-1.jpg
  13. ^ https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/cp43/cp43-2.jpg
  14. ^ https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/cp43/cp43-4.jpg
  15. ^ https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/cp60/cp60-02.jpg
  16. ^ https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pw/pw5705/pw5705-1.jpg
  17. ^ https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pw/pw5705/pw5705-4.jpg
  18. ^ https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pw/pw8410/pw8410a.jpg
  19. ^ https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pw/pw8410/pw8410i.jpg
  20. ^ https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/pw69/pw69-1.jpg
  21. ^ https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/pw69/pw69-3.jpg
  22. ^ https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pw/pw7205/pw7205-1.jpg
  23. ^ https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pw/pw7205/pw7205-7.jpg
  24. ^ https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pw/pw7205/pw7205-8.jpg
  25. ^ https://www.departedflights.com/YZF79intro.html
  26. ^ https://www.departedflights.com/YZF79p1.html
  27. ^ https://www.departedflights.com/OAG1179itin16.html, flight routings for Transair (TZ) flight numbers 641 & 642
  28. ^ "AIR CANADA NW23 DOMESTIC SERVICE CHANGES – 20AUG23". Aeroroutes.com. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  29. ^ "AIR CANADA NW23 DOMESTIC SERVICE CHANGES – 20AUG23". Aeroroutes.com. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  30. ^ "Announcing Service to Toronto, Ontario". Air North. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  31. ^ "Flight Schedules". Air Tindi. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  32. ^ https://canadiannorth.com/arctic-capital-express/
  33. ^ "Flight Schedule". Canadian North. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  34. ^ "Spring/Summer Schedules" (PDF). North-Wright Airways. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  35. ^ Aircraft Fire Fighting Services

External links[edit]

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