Yellowknife Airport

Yellowknife Airport

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.

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 Squadron, a subsidiary of 17 Wing.

Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Yellowknife is located south-west of the airstrip. It was built for forward deployment of the CF-18 Hornet in times of conflict. It also has a CC-138 permanently based at the airport for search and rescue missions.

The airport resides at an elevation of 675 ft (206 m) above mean sea level. It has two runway designated 16/34 and 10/28. Both runways are in asphalt surface measuring 7,503 ft (2,287 m) and 5,001 ft (1,524 m) in length.

Several airlines provides scheduled commercial flights from this Airport:

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