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Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport

public airport in Northwest Territories, Canada
Place airport Q2893712
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Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport

Summary

Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport is located in Hay River[3].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport is located in Northwest Territories[4].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport is in the country of Canada[5].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[6].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[7].
  • Hay River is named after Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport[8].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as YHY[9].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as CYHY[10].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's Commons category is recorded as Hay River Airport[11].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's located in time zone is recorded as America/Yellowknife[12].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's runway is recorded as 14/32[13].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60.839722222222, 'lon': -115.78277777778}[14].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Hay River[15].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+541'}[16].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 60.8397, 'lon': -115.783}[17].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+21707'}[18].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+24803'}[19].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+24183'}[20].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+25691'}[21].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+30568'}[22].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+30516'}[23].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+25922'}[24].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+25054'}[25].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+9294'}[26].
  • Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+18420'}[27].

Body

Geography

Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport is in the country of Canada[5]. Located in include Hay River[3], a town[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1963[30] and Northwest Territories[4], a territory of Canada[31], in Canada[32], founded in 1870[33].

Physical Characteristics

Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+541'}[16].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[6] and commercial traffic aerodrome[7].

History and Context

Hay River is named after Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport[8].

Why It Matters

Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport ranks in the top 3% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Related Entities

Canada

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . open.canada.ca. open.canada.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . www150.statcan.gc.ca. www150.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . www150.statcan.gc.ca. www150.statcan.gc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Patronage → {'amount': '+21707'}, {'amount': '+24803'}, {'amount': '+24183'} +9
    Country → —
    Coordinates → —
    Located in → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Airport", "CYHY"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257634|batch #257634]]"
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