Ekati Airport

Ekati Airport
Ekati Airport at left centre, with the four pits of the mine, August 2010
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OperatorArctic Canadian Diamond Company
LocationEkati Diamond Mine
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL1,536 ft / 468 m
Coordinates64°41′56″N 110°36′53″W / 64.69889°N 110.61472°W / 64.69889; -110.61472
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CYOA is located in Northwest Territories
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Location in the Northwest Territories
CYOA is located in Canada
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CYOA (Canada)
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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 Arctic Canadian Diamond Company[2] Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency. It is a busy[further explanation needed] aerodrome with blasting in the area and barren-ground caribou may be found on the runway.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ "EKATI Diamond Mine 2009 Year in Review" (PDF). BHP Billiton Canada Inc. 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-06.


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