Ekati Airport

Ekati Airport
Ekati Airport at left centre, with the four pits of the mine, August 2010
Summary
Airport type Private
Operator Dominion Diamond Ekati Corporation
Location Ekati Diamond Mine
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
  Summer (DST) MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL 1,536 ft / 468 m
Coordinates 64°41′56″N 110°36′53″W / 64.69889°N 110.61472°W / 64.69889; -110.61472Coordinates: 64°41′56″N 110°36′53″W / 64.69889°N 110.61472°W / 64.69889; -110.61472
Map
CYOA
Location in the Northwest Territories
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
02/20 6,411 1,954 Gravel

Ekati Airport (IATA: YOA, ICAO: CYOA) is located at the Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada and is operated by Dominion Diamond Ekati Corp.[2] Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency. It is a busy aerodrome with blasting in the area and barren-ground caribou may be found on the runway.[1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
First Air Charter: Yellowknife

References

  1. 1 2 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 19 July 2018 to 0901Z 13 September 2018.
  2. "EKATI Diamond Mine 2009 Year in Review" (PDF). BHP Billiton Canada Inc. 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-06.


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