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Haines Junction Airport
CYHT / YHTHaines Junction, CanadaELEV 2,150 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
56 nm
To the nearest alternate
Burwash Airport (YDB).
Overview
Located in Haines Junction, Canada, Haines Junction Airport (CYHT / YHT) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 2,150 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list YHT as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Burwash Airport (YDB, 56 nm), Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport (YXY, 73 nm), and Yakutat Airport (YAK, 100 nm).
Trip costs from YHT are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from YHT to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
CYHT
IATA
YHT
FAA / Local
CYHT
Elevation
2,150 ft
Coordinates
60.7892° N · 137.5460° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 2,150 ft, YHT sits higher than 88% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 56nmYDBBurwash AirportBurwash Landing
- 73nmYXYWhitehorse / Erik Nielsen International AirportWhitehorse
- 100nmYAKYakutat AirportYakutat
- 104nmSGYSkagway AirportSkagway
- 111nmHNSHaines AirportHaines
- 136nmYXQBeaver Creek AirportBeaver Creek
Location
Open the full mapCYHT · Haines Junction Airport · Haines Junction, Canada