Airports / Canada / YHY
Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport
CYHY / YHYHay River, CanadaELEV 541 FT
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
64 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fort Resolution Airport (YFR).
Overview
Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport (CYHY / YHY) sits in Hay River, Canada, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 541 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
The airport anchors local charter capacity — Landa Aviation is based here. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Fort Resolution Airport (YFR, 64 nm), Yellowknife International Airport (YZF, 105 nm), and Fort Smith Airport (YSM, 123 nm).
Charter pricing from YHY depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Hay River.
Field capability
ICAO
CYHY
IATA
YHY
FAA / Local
CYHY
Elevation
541 ft
Coordinates
60.8397° N · 115.7830° 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
Yes
Elevation vs Canada fields
state range 6–3,940 ft
At 541 ft, YHY sits lower than 62% of the 250 Canada fields on the register.
Based charter operators1
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 64nmYFRFort Resolution AirportFort Resolution
- 105nmYZFYellowknife International AirportYellowknife
- 123nmYSMFort Smith AirportFort Smith
- 140nmYOJHigh Level AirportHigh Level
- 167nmYFSFort Simpson AirportFort Simpson
- 179nmYOPRainbow Lake AirportRainbow Lake
Location
Open the full mapCYHY · Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Hay River, Canada