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Yellowknife International Airport

Yellowknife, Canada · North America

North America America/Edmonton IVCA 43.4

25direct destinations

8airlines

2runways

2,286 mLongest runway

1944opened

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 2025, the airport handled 618,177 passengers and 45,737 aircraft movements. In 2008, the airport's passenger terminal underwent an expansion to the departure/check-in section, roughly doubling the size of the terminal. 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. 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.

Location

62.463°N, 114.440°O · 206 m s. n. m. (675 ft)

General data

CountryCanada

CityYellowknife

IATA codeYZF

ICAO codeCYZF

Coordinates62.463°N, 114.440°O

Elevation206 m s. n. m. (675 ft)

Time zoneAmerica/Edmonton

Runways2

Longest runway2,286 m

Opened1944

Direct destinations25

Official website Its quality in the IVCA Ranking

Runways · 2

16/34

Length2,286 m7,500 ft

Width46 m151 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

10/28

Length1,524 m5,000 ft

Width46 m151 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

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

Radio frequencies · 5

Tower

118.500TWR · CTAF

Ground

121.900

ATIS (automatic information)

128.400

Area control (center)

135.800EDMONTON CNTR

Flight information

122.500RDO

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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 They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation.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.

History

Yellowknife Airport was initially built by Canadian Pacific Airlines in 1944, then sold to the federal Department of Transport in 1946. 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.

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. Air Canada added extra flights to assist with the evacuation before suspending service to Yellowknife due to the fires.

Airlines operating here · 8

Airlines using it as a main base (hub)

Canadian North

Other airlines with direct routes

Air Tindi Air North North-Wright Airways Air Canada Express WestJet Encore Air Canada Rouge WestJet

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

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Yellowknife International Airport (YZF). Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YZF

MLA

“Yellowknife International Airport (YZF).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YZF. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_yzf,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Yellowknife International Airport (YZF)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YZF},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/YZF}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-16},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16}
}

Wikipedia

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