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{{short description|Certified airport in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada}}

factoids

| image = 2015-09-06 Terminal at Yellowknife Airport (YZF).jpg| image-width = 250| WMO = 71936| IATA = YZF| ICAO = CYZF| type = Public| owner-oper = Government of the Northwest TerritoriesAirport Divestiture Status Report| city-served = | location = Yellowknife, Northwest Territories| hub = Adlair Aviation, Air Tindi, Buffalo Airways, Canadian North, Northwestern Air, Summit AirMountain Time Zone>MST| utc = (UTC−07:00)| summer = MDT| utcs = (UTC−06:00)| elevation-f = 675624711425region:CA-NT|display=inline,title}}weblink}}| pushpin_map = Canada Northwest Territories#Canada| pushpin_label = CYZF| r1-number = 16/34| r1-length-f = 7,503| r1-surface = Asphalt| r2-number = 10/28| r2-length-f = 5,001| r2-surface = Asphalt| stat-year = 2014| stat1-header = Aircraft movements| stat1-data = 52,881| footnotes = Sources: Canada Flight Supplement{{CFS}}Environment CanadaSynoptic/Metstat Station InformationMovements from Statistics CanadaTotal aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA towers}}Yellowknife Airport {{Airport codes|YZF|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.Yellowknife Airport Development Plan Update {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418210515weblink |date=2014-04-18 }}In 2008 the airport's passenger terminal underwent an expansion to the departure/check-in section, roughly doubling the size of the terminal.weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090616123909weblink">Yellowknife Airport Expansion 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.

History

Yellowknife Airport was initially built by Canadian Pacific Airlines in 1944, then sold to the federal Department of Transport in 1946.WEB,weblink Yellowknife | the Canadian Encyclopedia, 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.WEB,weblink MLAs debate Yellowknife airport expansion, 6 April 2022, 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.NEWS, 2023-08-18, Yellowknife fires: Evacuees pack road and air routes ahead of noon deadline, en-GB, BBC News,weblink 2023-08-19, Air Canada added extra flights to assist with the evacuation before suspending service to Yellowknife due to the fires.WEB, AIRLIVE, 2023-08-18, Evacuation continues from Yellowknife airport, Air Canada adds extra flights, as wildfires get closer to the city,weblink 2023-08-19, AIRLIVE, en-US,

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

{{Airport-dest-listAir Canada > Toronto Pearson International AirportAIR CANADA NW23 DOMESTIC SERVICE CHANGES – 20AUG23 WEBSITE=AEROROUTES.COM ACCESS-DATE=31 AUGUST 2023, Air Canada Express > Edmonton International Airport, Vancouver International Airport>VancouverAir Canada Rouge > Seasonal: Toronto Pearson International AirportAIR CANADA NW23 DOMESTIC SERVICE CHANGES – 20AUG23 WEBSITE=AEROROUTES.COM ACCESS-DATE=31 AUGUST 2023, Air North > Seasonal: Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport, Toronto Pearson International Airport>Toronto–Pearson,ANNOUNCING SERVICE TO TORONTO, ONTARIO>PUBLISHER=AIR NORTHACCESS-DATE=28 NOVEMBER 2021, WhitehorseAir Tindi > Fort Simpson Airport, Gamètì/Rae Lakes Airport>Gamèti, Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport, Lutselk'e Airport>Lutselk'e, Wekweètì Airport, Whatì Airport>WhatìFLIGHT SCHEDULES >URL=HTTPS://WWW.AIRTINDI.COM/TECHNICAL-SOLUTIONS/FLIGHT-SCHEDULES- ACCESS-DATE=20 JUNE 2021, 12 April 2021, Canadian North > Cambridge Bay Airport, Edmonton International Airport>Edmonton, Fort Simpson Airport, Gjoa Haven Airport>Gjoa Haven, Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport, Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport>Inuvik, Iqaluit Airport, Kugaaruk Airport>Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk Airport, Norman Wells Airport>Norman Wells, Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airportweblink Rankin Inlet Airport>Rankin Inlet, Taloyoak Airport, Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport>UlukhaktokFLIGHT SCHEDULE >URL=HTTPS://CANADIANNORTH.COM/PLAN_YOUR_TRIP/FLIGHT-SCHEDULE/?TYPE=FULL&FULL_DATE=2021-06-01#SKEDSEARCHFORM ACCESS-DATE=20 JUNE 2021, Northwestern Air > Fort SmithNorth-Wright Airways}} Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome>Colville Lake, Déline Airport, Fort Good Hope Airport>Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells Airport, Tulita Airport>TulitaSPRING/SUMMER SCHEDULES >URL=HTTPS://NORTH-WRIGHTAIRWAYS.COM/WP-CONTENT/UPLOADS/SPRING_SUMMER-SCHEDULE-041221.PDF ACCESS-DATE=20 JUNE 2021, 12 April 2021, WestJet > CalgaryWestJet Encore > Calgary International Airport, Edmonton International Airport>Edmonton}}

Cargo

{{Airport-dest-listBuffalo Airways > Cambridge Bay Airport, Déline Airport>Déline, Edmonton International Airport, Fort Good Hope Airport>Fort Good Hope, Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport, Kugluktuk Airport>Kugluktuk, Norman Wells Airport, Tulita Airport>Tulita}}

Emergency services

File:Canadian North 737-200 C-GDPA in 2023 (Quintin Soloviev).png|thumb|Canadian North's last 737-200737-200(File:Polar Bear Sculpture, Yellowknife Airport.jpg|thumb|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.Aircraft Fire Fighting Services

See also

• Yellowknife Water Aerodrome

References

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External links

• {{Commons category-inline}}
• {{Official websiteweblink}}
• Entry about Yellowknife Airport on the Canadian Owners and Pilots Association's Places to Fly Airport Directory

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