List of airports in the Northwest Territories

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Northwest Territories

The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada.Located in northern Canada, the territory borders Canada's two other territories, Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east, and three provinces: British Columbia to the southwest, and Alberta and Saskatchewan to the south...

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List of airports and heliports

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Community	Airport name	ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization airport code The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic...	TC Transport Canada Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio... LID Location identifier A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...	IATA	Coordinates
Aklavik	Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport	CYKD		LAK	68°13′24"N 135°00′21"W
Aklavik	Aklavik Water Aerodrome Aklavik Water Aerodrome Aklavik Water Aerodrome is located adjacent to Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada on the Peel Channel of the Mackenzie River delta. Aklavik was the regional centre but was prone to flooding, in 1959, Inuvik was purpose built to house a larger airport, highway connections, new health...		CER6		68°13′21"N 134°59′30"W
Behchoko	Rae/Edzo Airport Rae/Edzo Airport Rae/Edzo Airport is located southwest of Behchoko, Northwest Territories, Canada.-Airlines and destinations:...		CRE2		62°46′00"N 116°05′01"W
Colville Lake Colville Lake, Northwest Territories Colville Lake is a settlement corporation located in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located 50 km north of the Arctic Circle, on a lake of the same name, and is northeast of Norman Wells.Population is 126 according to the 2006 Census, of which the majority...	Colville Lake Airport Colville Lake Airport Colville Lake Airport is located next to Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...		CEB3	YCK	67°02′00"N 126°05′00"W
Colville Lake Colville Lake, Northwest Territories Colville Lake is a settlement corporation located in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located 50 km north of the Arctic Circle, on a lake of the same name, and is northeast of Norman Wells.Population is 126 according to the 2006 Census, of which the majority...	Colville Lake Water Aerodrome Colville Lake Water Aerodrome Colville Lake Water Aerodrome , is located just west of Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada and may be used for ski equipped aircraft in the winter months....		CED7		67°03′00"N 126°06′00"W
Deline	Déline Airport Deline Airport Déline Airport is located northwest of Deliné, Northwest Territories, Canada. Caribou may be found on the runway.-External links:* on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory...	CYWJ		YWJ	65°12′40"N 123°26′11"W
Deline	Déline Water Aerodrome Deline Water Aerodrome Déline Water Aerodrome , is adjacent to Deliné, Northwest Territories, Canada, on Great Bear Lake and is open from the middle of May until the middle of October....		CEN7		65°11′00"N 125°25′00"W
Diavik Diamond Mine Diavik Diamond Mine The Diavik Diamond Mine is a diamond mine in the North Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, about north of Yellowknife.It has become an important part of the regional economy, employing 700, grossing C$100 million in sales, and producing 8 million carats of diamonds annually...	Diavik Airport Diavik Airport Diavik Airport , is a private aerodrome in the Northwest Territories, Canada that serves the Diavik Diamond Mine. It's situated in a busy area due to the closeness of Ekati Airport. Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency....		CDK2		64°30′41"N 110°17′22"W
Ekati Diamond Mine Ekati Diamond Mine The EKATI Diamond Mine is Canada's first surface and underground diamond mine. It is located north-east of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and about south of the Arctic circle, near Lac de Gras. EKATI is a joint venture between BHP Billiton Canada Inc...	Ekati Airport Ekati Airport Ekati Airport is located at the Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada and is operated by BHP Billiton Canada Inc. 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...	CYOA		YOA	64°41′56"N 110°36′53"W
Fort Good Hope	Fort Good Hope Airport Fort Good Hope Airport Fort Good Hope Airport is located southwest of Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada....	CYGH		YGH	66°14′27"N 128°39′03"W
Fort Liard	Fort Liard Airport Fort Liard Airport Fort Liard Airport is located adjacent to Fort Liard, Northwest Territories, Canada. North Cariboo Air offers charter services from the airport....	CYJF		YJF	60°14′08"N 123°28′12"W
Fort McPherson Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories Fort McPherson is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on the east bank of the Peel River and is south of Inuvik on the Dempster Highway....	Fort McPherson Airport Fort McPherson Airport Fort McPherson Airport is located south of Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Northwest Territories, Canada.-Airlines and destinations:...	CZFM		ZFM	67°24′27"N 134°51′38"W
Fort Providence	Fort Providence Airport Fort Providence Airport Fort Providence Airport , is located east of Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, Canada....	CYJP			61°19′09"N 117°36′22"W
Fort Reliance Fort Reliance, Northwest Territories Fort Reliance is located on the east arm of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. It was originally built in 1833 by George Back during the Arctic Land Expedition to the Arctic Ocean via the Back River...	Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome Fort Reliance Water Aerodrome , is located in Chalton Bay, adjacent to Fort Reliance, Northwest Territories, Canada, and is open from the middle of June until September....		CJN8		62°42′00"N 109°10′00"W
Fort Resolution	Fort Resolution Airport Fort Resolution Airport Fort Resolution Airport is located adjacent to Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada....	CYFR		YFR	61°10′51"N 113°41′23"W
Fort Simpson	Fort Simpson Airport Fort Simpson Airport Fort Simpson Airport is located east southeast of Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada.-Accidents and incidents:*On 26 June 1994, Douglas C-47A C-FROD of Buffalo Airways crashed on approach due to fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was on a cargo flight from Trout Lake Airport. There were two...	CYFS		YFS	61°45′37"N 121°14′11"W
Fort Simpson	Fort Simpson Island Airport Fort Simpson Island Airport Fort Simpson Island Airport , is located adjacent to Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada. Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency....		CET4		61°52′00"N 121°21′58"W
Fort Simpson	Fort Simpson Island Water Aerodrome Fort Simpson Island Water Aerodrome Fort Simpson Island Water Aerodrome , adjacent to Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada on the Mackenzie River and open from the middle of June until October....		CEZ7		61°52′00"N 121°22′00"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 Smith Fort Smith, Northwest Territories Fort Smith is a town in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the Northwest Territories, on the Slave River and adjacent to the NWT/Alberta border.-History:Fort Smith's history began because of the Slave River and the vital link...	Fort Smith (District) Heliport		CEC5		60°00′11"N 111°54′34"W
Fort Smith Fort Smith, Northwest Territories Fort Smith is a town in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the Northwest Territories, on the Slave River and adjacent to the NWT/Alberta border.-History:Fort Smith's history began because of the Slave River and the vital link...	Fort Smith Airport Fort Smith Airport Fort Smith Airport is located near Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada. Runway 02/20 has no winter maintenance.-Airlines and destinations:...	CYSM		YSM	60°01′13"N 111°57′43"W
Frank Channel	Frank Channel (Forestry) Heliport		CFB2		62°47′10"N 115°56′45"W
Gamèti	Gamètì/Rae Lakes Airport Gamètì/Rae Lakes Airport Gamètì/Rae Lakes Airport is located at Gamèti, Northwest Territories, Canada where Barren-ground Caribou may be found on the runway.-External links:...	CYRA		YRA	64°06′58"N 117°18′35"W
Hay River Hay River, Northwest Territories Hay River , known as "the Hub of the North," is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town and an old town with the Hay River Airport between them...	Hay River (District) Heliport		CET5		60°47′04"N 115°49′33"W
Hay River Hay River, Northwest Territories Hay River , known as "the Hub of the North," is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town and an old town with the Hay River Airport between them...	Hay River Airport Hay River Airport Hay River Airport is located north of Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada. Sandhill cranes may be found nesting on the aerodrome from May until September.-Airlines and destinations:...	CYHY		YHY	60°50′23"N 115°46′58"W
Hay River Hay River, Northwest Territories Hay River , known as "the Hub of the North," is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town and an old town with the Hay River Airport between them...	Hay River Water Aerodrome Hay River Water Aerodrome Hay River Water Aerodrome , is located northeast of Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada, and is open from the middle of May until October....		CEF8		60°51′07"N 115°43′50"W
Inuvik	Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport Inuvik Airport is located east of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada.The airport is classified as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency...	CYEV		YEV	68°18′14"N 133°28′59"W
Inuvik	Inuvik/Shell Lake Water Aerodrome Inuvik/Shell Lake Water Aerodrome Inuvik/Shell Lake Water Aerodrome is located south-southeast of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada and is open from June until September.The airport is classifed as an airport of entry by NAV CANADA and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency. CBSA officers at this airport can handle...		CEE3		68°19′00"N 133°37′00"W
Jean Marie River	Jean Marie River Airport Jean Marie River Airport Jean Marie River Airport , is located adjacent to Jean Marie River, Northwest Territories, Canada....		CET9		61°31′21"N 120°37′30"W
Kasba Lake Lodge	Kasba Lake Airport Kasba Lake Airport Kasba Lake Airport is located next to Kasba Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada....		CJL8		60°17′27"N 102°30′11"W
Kasba Lake Lodge	Kasba Lake Water Aerodrome Kasba Lake Water Aerodrome Kasba Lake Water Aerodrome is located on Kasba Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada and is open from June until October....		CJP5		60°17′00"N 102°31′00"W
Kennady Lake	Gahcho Kue Aerodrome Gahcho Kue Aerodrome Gahcho Kue Aerodrome is located on Kennady Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. The runway, which is open from January to April, is owned and operated by De Beers Canada and serves the Gahcho Kue Diamond Mine Project....		CGK2		63°25′59"N 109°11′59"W
Lutselk'e	Lutselk'e Airport Lutselk'e Airport Lutselk'e Airport is located northeast of Lutselk'e Northwest Territories, Canada. Caribou may be found on the runway and the local terrain makes this a difficult aerodrome to use at night....	CYLK			62°25′06"N 110°40′56"W
Lutselk'e	Lutselk'e Water Aerodrome Lutselk'e Water Aerodrome Lutselk'e Water Aerodrome , is located on Great Slave Lake and is open from the middle of June until September. However, drifting ice may be encountered until July....		CEB9		62°24′00"N 110°45′00"W
Nahanni Butte	Nahanni Butte Airport Nahanni Butte Airport Nahanni Butte Airport , is a public aerodrome where pilots are requested to check for the presence of Wood Bison on the runway prior to landing. It is located near Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada, east of the Nahanni National Park Reserve....		CBD6		61°01′47"N 123°23′20"W
Nahanni Butte	Nahanni Butte Water Aerodrome Nahanni Butte Water Aerodrome Nahanni Butte Water Aerodrome , is adjacent to the community on the South Nahanni River and is open from the middle of June until October. It is located near Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada, east of the Nahanni National Park Reserve, on an arm of the South Nahanni River....		CET8		61°02′00"N 123°21′00"W
Nahanni National Park Reserve Nahanni National Park Reserve Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada, approximately west of Yellowknife, protects a portion of the Mackenzie Mountains Natural Region. The centrepiece of the park is the South Nahanni River. Four noteworthy canyons reaching in depth, called...	Virginia Falls Water Aerodrome Virginia Falls Water Aerodrome Virginia Falls Water Aerodrome , is located approximately upstream from Virginia Falls, Northwest Territories, Canada and is open from early May until the middle of October....		CFV5		61°36′00"N 125°45′00"W
Namushka Lodge	Namushka Lodge Water Aerodrome Namushka Lodge Water Aerodrome Namushka Lodge Water Aerodrome , is located on the northeast side of Harding Lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada and is open from the middle of June until October....		CEP9		62°25′00"N 113°21′00"W
Norman Wells	Norman Wells Airport Norman Wells Airport Norman Wells Airport is located adjacent to Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada.-Airlines and destinations:-Accidents and incidents:...	CYVQ		YVQ	65°16′54"N 126°47′54"W
Norman Wells	Norman Wells Water Aerodrome Norman Wells Water Aerodrome Norman Wells Water Aerodrome , is located south-southeast of Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada on D.O.T. Lake and is open from June until September....		CEU8		65°15′26"N 126°41′07"W
North of Sixty Fishing Camps	Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport Obre Lake/North of Sixty Airport is a private aerodrome near Obre Lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency....		CKV4	YDW	60°18′56"N 103°07′54"W
North of Sixty Fishing Camps	Obre Lake/North of Sixty Water Aerodrome Obre Lake/North of Sixty Water Aerodrome Obre Lake/North of Sixty Water Aerodrome on Obre Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada is adjacent to the lodge. The aerodrome is open from the middle of June until October....		CKP8		60°19′13"N 103°07′36"W
Paulatuk	Paulatuk Airport Paulatuk Airport Paulatuk Airport is located near Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada. NAV CANADA reports that subsidence, turbulence and cross-winds may be encountered when landing here.-Airlines and destinations:...	CYPC		YPC	69°21′38"N 124°04′33"W
Paulatuk	Paulatuk Water Aerodrome Paulatuk Water Aerodrome Paulatuk Water Aerodrome , is located in the Parry Peninsula's Darnley Bay near Paulatuk, Northwest Territories, Canada and is open from July until October....		CEW8		69°21′00"N 124°04′00"W
Plummers Great Bear Lake Lodge	Great Bear Lake Airport Great Bear Lake Airport Great Bear Lake Airport is a private aerodrome adjacent to Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency....		CFF4	DAS	66°42′11"N 119°43′02"W
Plummers Great Bear Lake Lodge	Great Bear Lake Water Aerodrome Great Bear Lake Water Aerodrome Great Bear Lake Water Aerodrome , is located south of the lodge on the Dease Arm of Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada and is open from the middle of July until September....		CES9		66°42′30"N 119°41′00"W
Plummers Great Slave Lodge	Taltheilei Narrows Airport Taltheilei Narrows Airport Taltheilei Narrows Airport , is a private aerodrome in the Northwest Territories that is only open in the summer months. Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency....		CFA7		62°35′50"N 111°32′28"W
Plummers Great Slave Lodge	Taltheilei Narrows Water Aerodrome Taltheilei Narrows Water Aerodrome Taltheilei Narrows Water Aerodrome , is located in McLeod Bay on Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada and is open from June to September....		CED9		62°36′00"N 111°31′00"W
Prairie Creek	Prairie Creek Airport Prairie Creek Airport Prairie Creek Airport , is located next to Prairie Creek, Northwest Territories, Canada. Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency. The airport is closed from the 1 September until the 30 April....		CBH4		61°33′53"N 124°48′54"W
Sachs Harbour	Sachs Harbour Airport Sachs Harbour Airport Sachs Harbour Airport is located at Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada. Pilots will need to bring their own pump if they require 100LL fuel.-Airlines and destinations:...	CYSY		YSY	71°59′38"N 125°14′33"W
Snap Lake	Snap Lake Airport Snap Lake Airport Snap Lake Airport is located near the Snap Lake Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada....		CSK6		63°35′37"N 110°54′20"W
Snare River	Snare River Airport Snare River Airport Snare River Airport , is a private aerodrome in the Northwest Territories, Canada near the Snare River where caribou may be found on the runway. Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency....		CEV9		63°26′00"N 116°11′00"W
Taltson River	Taltson River Airport Taltson River Airport Taltson River Airport , is located at Taltson River in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency....		CFW5		60°23′39"N 111°20′50"W
Thor Lake Thor Lake Thor Lake is a deposit of rare metals located in the Blachford Lake intrusive complex. It is situated 5 km north of the Hearne Channel of Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, approximately 100 kilometers east-southeast of the capital city of Yellowknife...	Thor Lake Aerodrome Thor Lake Aerodrome Thor Lake Aerodrome is located next to Thor Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada....		CTH2		62°06′03"N 112°37′32"W
Trophy Lodge	Ford Bay Airport Ford Bay Airport Ford Bay Airport , is a private aerodrome at Ford Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada. Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency....		CBC2		66°02′15"N 124°42′54"W
Trophy Lodge	Ford Bay Water Aerodrome Ford Bay Water Aerodrome Ford Bay Water Aerodrome , is located just south of Great Bear Lake Northwest Territories, Canada and is open from July to August....		CEL7		66°02′00"N 124°41′00"W
Trout Lake Trout Lake, Northwest Territories Trout Lake is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located near the Alberta border, east of Fort Liard, in the southern NWT. It has no all-weather road, but can be reached by winter road early in the year.Population is 86 according to...	Trout Lake Airport Trout Lake Airport (Northwest Territories) Trout Lake Airport , is located adjacent to Trout Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada....		CEU9		60°26′22"N 121°14′12"W
Trout Lake Trout Lake, Northwest Territories Trout Lake is a "Designated Authority" in the Dehcho Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. The community is located near the Alberta border, east of Fort Liard, in the southern NWT. It has no all-weather road, but can be reached by winter road early in the year.Population is 86 according to...	Trout Lake Water Aerodrome Trout Lake Water Aerodrome Trout Lake Water Aerodrome , located on Trout Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada is open from the middle of June until the middle of October....		CEG9		60°26′00"N 121°15′00"W
Tsiigehtchic	Arctic Red River Water Aerodrome Arctic Red River Water Aerodrome Arctic Red River Water Aerodrome is adjacent to Arctic Red River, Northwest Territories, Canada on the MacKenzie River and is open from the middle of June until the middle of October....		CES6		67°27′00"N 133°45′00"W
Tuktoyaktuk	Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport	CYUB		YUB	69°26′00"N 133°01′35"W
Tulita Tulita Tulita, which in Dene language means "where the rivers or waters meet," is a hamlet in the Sahtu Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It was formerly known as Fort Norman, until 1 January 1996...	Tulita Airport Tulita Airport Tulita Airport is located adjacent to Tulita, Northwest Territories, Canada. The hours of operation is Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm local time. The airport does operate outside of its operational hours when responding to MEDIVAC call out....	CZFN		ZFN	64°54′35"N 125°34′21"W
Tundra Mine Tundra Mine The Tundra Mine was a gold producer in the Northwest Territories, Canada between 1964 and 1968, producing 104,476 troy ounces of gold from 187,714 tons of ore. A detailed history is provided in the link below... /Salamita Mine	Tundra Mine/Salamita Mine Aerodrome Tundra Mine/Salamita Mine Aerodrome Tundra Mine/Salamita Mine Aerodrome is a registered aerodrome that serves the Tundra and Salamita Mines in the Northwest Territories, Canada....		CTM5		64°04′22"N 111°09′48"W
Tungsten Tungsten, Northwest Territories The townsite of Tungsten is located at Cantung Mine in the Northwest Territories. It is accessible from Watson Lake, Yukon. Tungsten was built in 1961 and the tungsten mine went into operation in 1962 as a large open pit mine high in the Mackenzie Mountains. It originally consisted of several small...	Tungsten (Cantung) Airport Tungsten (Cantung) Airport Tungsten Airport is located near Tungsten, Northwest Territories, Canada. Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency....		CBX5		61°57′25"N 128°12′10"W
Ulukhaktok	Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport Ulukhaktok/Holman Airport, located at Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories, Canada was fully opened in December 1978 with the start of the Community Aerodrome Radio Station . However, aircraft had been using the runway prior to that as construction was completed in the summer of 1978.Construction of...	CYHI		YHI	70°45′46"N 117°48′22"W
Wekweeti	Wekweètì Airport Wekweètì Airport Wekweètì Airport , is located east of Wekweètì, Northwest Territories, Canada.-Airlines and destinations:...		CFJ2		64°11′27"N 114°04′36"W
Whatì	Whatì Airport Whatì Airport Whatì Airport is located east of Whatì, Northwest Territories, Canada and caribou may be found on the runway....		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 Wrigley Airport Wrigley Airport , is located near Wrigley, Northwest Territories, Canada....	CYWY		YWY	63°12′34"N 123°26′12"W
Yellowknife	Yellowknife Airport Yellowknife Airport Yellowknife Airport is located in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport is part of the National Airports System, and is operated by the government of the Northwest Territories. The airport has regular scheduled passenger service, and is also used as a forward operating base for...	CYZF		YZF	62°27′46"N 114°26′25"W
Yellowknife	Yellowknife Water Aerodrome Yellowknife Water Aerodrome Yellowknife Water Aerodrome , is adjacent to the "old town" section of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada on both Back Bay and East Bay of Great Slave Lake. It's open from the middle of June until October and may be used by ski equipped aircraft in the winter....		CEN9		62°28′00"N 114°21′00"W

Airports names marked in bold are part of the National Airports System (Canada)
National Airports System (Canada)
Canada's National Airport System was defined in the National Airports Policy published in 1994. It was intended to include all airports with an annual traffic of 200,000 passengers or more, as well as airports serving the national, provincial and territorial capitals.Any airport sustaining an...
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Defunct airports

Community	Airport name	TC Transport Canada Transport Canada is the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada. It is part of the Transportation, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio... LID Location identifier A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...	Coordinates
Colomac Mine Colomac Mine The Colomac Mine was an open pit gold mine in the Northwest Territories that operated between 1990–1992, and 1994-1997. It was operated by Peggy Witte, whose first company Neptune Resources Limited had little success in making a profitable operation. In 1994 the mine reopened by her other company,...	Colomac Airport Colomac Airport Colomac Airport , was located near Colomac Mine in the Northwest Territories, Canada where caribou may be found on the runway. Prior permission was required to land except in the case of an emergency.-External links:...	CFY8	64°23′06"N 115°07′29"W
Fort McPherson Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories Fort McPherson is a hamlet located in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located on the east bank of the Peel River and is south of Inuvik on the Dempster Highway....	Fort McPherson Water Aerodrome Fort McPherson Water Aerodrome Fort McPherson Water Aerodrome was located adjacent to Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories, Canada on the Peel River. The airport was listed as abandoned in the 15 March 2007 Canada Flight Supplement....	CEU7	67°27′00"N 134°53′00"W
Fort Providence	Fort Providence Water Aerodrome Fort Providence Water Aerodrome Fort Providence Water Aerodrome , was located west of Fort Providence, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport was listed as abandoned in the 15 March 2007 Canada Flight Supplement....	CEX7	61°21′00"N 117°40′00"W
Hay River Hay River, Northwest Territories Hay River , known as "the Hub of the North," is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town and an old town with the Hay River Airport between them...	Hay River/Brabant Lodge Water Aerodrome Hay River/Brabant Lodge Water Aerodrome Hay River/Brabant Lodge Water Aerodrome , was located on the Mackenzie River, near Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada. The airport was listed as abandoned in the 15 March 2007 Canada Flight Supplement....	CEA8	61°03′00"N 116°36′00"W

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