Airports / Canada / YOA
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
169 nm
To the nearest alternate
Yellowknife International Airport (YZF).
Overview
Located in Ekati, Canada, Ekati Airport (CYOA / YOA) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,536 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into YOA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Yellowknife International Airport (YZF, 169 nm), Fort Resolution Airport (YFR, 227 nm), and Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport (YHY, 272 nm).
Charter pricing from YOA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Ekati.
Field capability
ICAO
CYOA
IATA
YOA
FAA / Local
CYOA
Elevation
1,536 ft
Coordinates
64.6989° N · 110.6150° 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 1,536 ft, YOA sits higher than 78% 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.
- 169nmYZFYellowknife International AirportYellowknife
- 227nmYFRFort Resolution AirportFort Resolution
- 272nmYHYHay River / Merlyn Carter AirportHay River
- 283nmYSMFort Smith AirportFort Smith
- 294nmYCBCambridge Bay AirportCambridge Bay
- 336nmYFSFort Simpson AirportFort Simpson
Location
Open the full mapCYOA · Ekati Airport · Ekati, Canada