List of airports in the Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories

This is a list of airports in the Northwest Territories. It includes all Nav Canada certified and registered water and land airports, aerodromes and heliports in the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories. Airport names in italics are part of the National Airports System.

List of airports and heliports

Yellowknife Water Aerodrome
Yellowknife Airport
Tungsten (Cantung) Airport
Tulita Airport
Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport
Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport
Norman Wells Airport
Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport
Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport
Fort Liard Airport
Déline Airport

The list is sorted by the name of the community served; click the sort buttons in the table header to switch listing order.

Community   Airport name   ICAO   TC LID   IATA   Coordinates  
Aklavik Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport CYKD LAK 68°13′24″N 135°00′21″W
Aklavik Aklavik Water Aerodrome CER6 68°13′21″N 134°59′30″W
Behchokǫ̀ Rae/Edzo Airport CRE2 62°46′00″N 116°05′01″W
Colville Lake Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome CYVL YCK 67°02′00″N 126°05′00″W
Colville Lake Colville Lake Water Aerodrome CED7 67°03′00″N 126°06′00″W
Deline Déline Airport CYWJ YWJ 65°12′40″N 123°26′11″W
Deline Déline Water Aerodrome CEN7 65°11′00″N 123°25′00″W
Diavik Diamond Mine Diavik Airport CDK2 64°30′41″N 110°17′22″W
Ekati Diamond Mine Ekati Airport CYOA YOA 64°41′56″N 110°36′53″W
Ford Bay, Great Bear Lake Ford Bay Airport CBC2 66°02′15″N 124°42′54″W
Ford Bay, Great Bear Lake Ford Bay Water Aerodrome CEL7 66°02′00″N 124°41′00″W
Fort Good Hope Fort Good Hope Airport CYGH YGH 66°14′27″N 128°39′03″W
Fort Liard Fort Liard Airport CYJF YJF 60°14′08″N 123°28′12″W
Fort McPherson Fort McPherson Airport CZFM ZFM 67°24′27″N 134°51′38″W
Fort Providence Fort Providence Airport CYJP 61°19′09″N 117°36′22″W
Fort Reliance Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome CJN8 62°42′00″N 109°10′00″W
Fort Resolution Fort Resolution Airport CYFR YFR 61°10′51″N 113°41′23″W
Fort Simpson Fort Simpson Airport CYFS YFS 61°45′37″N 121°14′11″W
Fort Simpson Fort Simpson (Great Slave No. 1) Heliport CFS2 61°50′18″N 121°19′35″W
Fort Simpson Fort Simpson (Great Slave No. 2) Heliport CFD8 61°50′12″N 121°19′30″W
Fort Simpson Fort Simpson Island Airport CET4 61°52′00″N 121°21′58″W
Fort Simpson Fort Simpson Island Water Aerodrome CEZ7 61°52′00″N 121°22′00″W
Fort Smith Fort Smith Airport CYSM YSM 60°01′13″N 111°57′43″W
Fort Smith Fort Smith (District) Heliport CEC5 60°00′11″N 111°54′34″W
Frank Channel Frank Channel (Forestry) Heliport CFB2 62°47′10″N 115°56′45″W
Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project Gahcho Kue Aerodrome CGK2 63°26′07″N 109°08′41″W
Gamèti Gamètì/Rae Lakes Airport CYRA YRA 64°06′58″N 117°18′35″W
Graham Lake Graham Lake (Yellow Dog Lodge) Water Aerodrome CYD2 62°53′26″N 113°52′04″W
Great Bear Lake Great Bear Lake Airport CFF4 DAS 66°42′11″N 119°43′02″W
Great Bear Lake Great Bear Lake Water Aerodrome CES9 66°42′30″N 119°41′00″W
Great Slave Lake Taltheilei Narrows Airport CFA7 62°35′50″N 111°32′28″W
Great Slave Lake Taltheilei Narrows Water Aerodrome CED9 62°36′00″N 111°31′00″W
Hay River Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport CYHY YHY 60°50′23″N 115°46′58″W
Hay River Hay River (District) Heliport CET5 60°47′04″N 115°49′33″W
Hay River Hay River Water Aerodrome CEF8 60°51′07″N 115°43′50″W
Inuvik Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport CYEV YEV 68°18′14″N 133°28′59″W
Inuvik Inuvik/Shell Lake Water Aerodrome CEE3 68°19′00″N 133°37′00″W
Jean Marie River Jean Marie River Airport CET9 61°31′21″N 120°37′30″W
Kasba Lake Kasba Lake Airport CJL8 60°17′27″N 102°30′11″W
Kasba Lake Kasba Lake Water Aerodrome CJP5 60°17′00″N 102°31′00″W
Lutselk'e Lutselk'e Airport CYLK 62°25′06″N 110°40′56″W
Lutselk'e Lutselk'e Water Aerodrome CEB9 62°24′00″N 110°45′00″W
Nahanni Butte Nahanni Butte Airport CBD6 61°01′47″N 123°23′20″W
Nahanni National Park Reserve Virginia Falls Water Aerodrome CFV5 61°36′00″N 125°45′00″W
Namushka Lodge Namushka Lodge Water Aerodrome CEP9 62°25′00″N 113°21′00″W
Norman Wells Norman Wells Airport CYVQ YVQ 65°16′54″N 126°47′54″W
Norman Wells Norman Wells Water Aerodrome CEU8 65°15′26″N 126°41′07″W
North of Sixty Fishing Camps Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport CKV4 YDW 60°18′56″N 103°07′54″W
North of Sixty Fishing Camps Obre Lake/North of Sixty Water Aerodrome CKP8 60°19′13″N 103°07′36″W
Paulatuk Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport CYPC YPC 69°21′38″N 124°04′33″W
Paulatuk Paulatuk Water Aerodrome CEW8 69°21′00″N 124°04′00″W
Prairie Creek Prairie Creek Airport CBH4 61°33′53″N 124°48′54″W
Sachs Harbour Sachs Harbour (David Nasogaluak Jr. Saaryuaq) Airport CYSY YSY 71°59′38″N 125°14′33″W
Sambaa Kʼe Sambaa Kʼe Aerodrome CEU9 60°25′25″N 121°16′11″W
Sambaa Kʼe Sambaa Kʼe Water Aerodrome CEG9 60°26′00″N 121°15′00″W
Snap Lake Diamond Mine Snap Lake Airport CSK6 63°35′37″N 110°54′20″W
Snare River Snare River Airport CEV9 63°26′00″N 116°11′00″W
Taltson River Taltson River Airport CFW5 60°23′39″N 111°20′50″W
Tuktoyaktuk Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport CYUB YUB 69°26′00″N 133°01′35″W
Tulita Tulita Airport CZFN ZFN 64°54′35″N 125°34′21″W
Tundra Mine/Salamita Mine Tundra Mine/Salamita Mine Aerodrome CTM7 64°04′22″N 111°09′48″W
Tungsten Tungsten (Cantung) Airport CBX5 61°57′25″N 128°12′10″W
Ulukhaktok Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport CYHI YHI 70°45′46″N 117°48′22″W
Wekweeti Wekweètì Airport CYWE 64°11′27″N 114°04′36″W
Whatì Whatì Airport CEM3 63°07′54″N 117°14′46″W
Whatì Whatì Water Aerodrome CEQ8 63°09′00″N 117°16′00″W
Wrigley Wrigley Airport CYWY YWY 63°12′34″N 123°26′12″W
Yellowknife Yellowknife Airport CYZF YZF 62°27′46″N 114°26′25″W
Yellowknife Yellowknife Water Aerodrome CEN9 62°28′00″N 114°21′00″W

Defunct airports

Community   Airport name   ICAO   TC LID   IATA   Coordinates  
Colomac Mine Colomac Airport CFY8 64°23′06″N 115°07′29″W
Fort Smith Fitzgerald (Fort Smith) Water Aerodrome CEJ7 59°51′00″N 111°36′00″W
Fort McPherson Fort McPherson Water Aerodrome CEU7 67°27′00″N 134°53′00″W
Fort Providence Fort Providence Water Aerodrome CEX7 61°21′00″N 117°40′00″W
Hay River Hay River/Brabant Lodge Water Aerodrome CEA8 61°03′00″N 116°36′00″W
Nahanni Butte Nahanni Butte Water Aerodrome CET8 61°02′00″N 123°21′00″W
Prince Patrick Island Mould Bay Airport CYMD YMD 76°14′21″N 119°19′07″W
Thor Lake Thor Lake Aerodrome CTH2 62°06′03″N 112°37′32″W
Tsiigehtchic Arctic Red River Water Aerodrome CES6 67°27′00″N 133°45′00″W

See also