Ekati Airport
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Ekati Airport | |||
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IATA: YOA - ICAO: CYOA | |||
Summary | |||
Airport type | Private | ||
Operator | BHP Billiton Diamonds Ltd. | ||
Serves | Ekati Diamond Mine | ||
Elevation AMSL | 1,540 ft (469 m) | ||
Coordinates | |||
Runways | |||
Direction | Length | Surface | |
ft | m | ||
02T/20T | 6,392 | 1,948 | Gravel |
Ekati Airport (IATA: YOA, ICAO: CYOA) is located at the Ekati Diamond Mine, Northwest Territories, Canada and is operated by BHP Billiton. 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 runway.
[edit] References
- Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 23 November 2006 to 0901Z 18 January 2007.
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