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]
Ekati Airport | |||||||||||
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 Ekati Airport at left centre, with the four pits of the mine, August 2010 | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Operator | Arctic Canadian Diamond Company | ||||||||||
| Location | Ekati Diamond Mine | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,536 ft / 468 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 64°41′56″N 110°36′53″W / 64.69889°N 110.61472°W | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  CYOA Location in the Northwest Territories  CYOA CYOA (Canada) | |||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] | |||||||||||
References edit
- ^ a b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ "EKATI Diamond Mine 2009 Year in Review" (PDF). BHP Billiton Canada Inc. 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
External links edit
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Ekati Airport from Nav Canada as available.
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