YHYCYHY

Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport

Hay River, Canada · North America

North America America/Edmonton

3direct destinations

2airlines

2runways

1,829 mLongest runway

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. Sandhill cranes may be found nesting on the airport from May until September.

Location

60.840°N, 115.783°O · 165 m s. n. m. (541 ft)

General data

CountryCanada

CityHay River

IATA codeYHY

ICAO codeCYHY

Coordinates60.840°N, 115.783°O

Elevation165 m s. n. m. (541 ft)

Time zoneAmerica/Edmonton

Runways2

Longest runway1,829 m

Direct destinations3

Runways · 2

14/32

Length1,829 m6,001 ft

Width46 m151 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

05/23

Length1,220 m4,003 ft

Width46 m151 ft

SurfaceComposite

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 3

Approach

126.700YELLOWKNIFE RDO

Area control (center)

133.850EDMONTON CNTR

UNICOM

122.300MANDATORY FREQ

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Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

Airlines operating here · 2

Other airlines with direct routes

Air Tindi Canadian North

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026

APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY). Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YHY

MLA

“Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YHY. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

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Harvard

Vuelopedia (2026) Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY). Available at: https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YHY (Accessed: 23 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_yhy,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YHY},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YHY}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-23},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-23}
}

Wikipedia

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