Pilot Information and Resources​

The Yellowknife (CYZF) airport and its surrounding airport community offers a variety of aviation services for pilots, air passengers, charter services, and cargo. 

The CYZF airport has two asphalt runways:
  • Runway 16/34: Asphalt, 7503' by 150'
  • Runway 10/28: Asphalt, 5002' by 150'
​Yellowknife Back Bay is a licensed waterdrome.  

Air traffic services are provided by NAV CANADA.  The air traffic control tower operates 7 days per week from 0700 to 2200.  The flight service station and flight information centre operate 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.  Flight services can be reached at 866-WX-BRIEF or 866-992-7433.
For more information on general aviation in the Northwest Territories, including general aviation services and places to fly in the local area, visit the website of the Northwest Territories Flying Association.

Yellowknife (YZF) Data

Local Radio Frequencies
CYZF Airport Coordinates:  N62 27 46 W114 26 25
CYZF Waterdrome (Back Bay) Coordinates:  N62 28 W114 21

The strobe light on Pilot's Monument must be activated to alert boats when aircraft are arriving or departing the waterdrome.  Activate the strobe by depressing mic 5 times on 119.5 at 2 miles final or 45 seconds prior to takeoff.
CYZF Tower:  118.5
CYZF Ground:  121.9
CYZF DME:  113.00 (out of service)
CYZF ATIS:  128.4
CYZF WeatherRadio:  162.400
Broadcast enroute:  126.7
Edmonton Radio (FIS):  123.375

Aviation Weather

Flight Planning

Arrival at CEN9 Waterdrome for Fly In

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Water Aerodrome Supplement

Parking and Airside Access at CYZF Airport during Fly In

Availability of Fuel

For wheel and amphibious aircraft, fuel is available through Shell at the CYZF airport.  No call-out fee applies between 0600 and 1800 local time daily.  The after-hours call-out fee is $150.  Shell can be contacted at 867-669-2180 or 867-446-9649.

For floatplanes, fuel is available at the Ahmic Air floatbase, which is beside the Fly In site and just a short taxi from all Back Bay parking spots.  To arrange for fuel, contact Ahmic Air at 867-444-4400.

Aircraft Maintenance

Aircraft maintenance services for private aircraft are available in Yellowknife from the following aircraft maintenance engineers:
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J & M Services (Jean Martin):  867-446-4597
​Ursus Aviation (Blair Jensen):  867-444-9647

Local Emergency Contacts

Basic 911 service is available in those areas of the Northwest Territories in which cell phone coverage exists.  Basic 911 service does not include texting or automatic location identification.  Cell phone coverage is limited and generally unavailable in remote areas.

​RCMP (Yellowknife):  867-873-1111
City of Yellowknife Fire/Ambulance:  911 or 867-873-2222
YZF Tower:  867-873-3121 (0700 to 2200 daily)
YZF Flight Services:  867-873-4049 (24 hours/day)
YZF Airport Duty Manager:  867-445-5518 (24 hours/day)
​YZF Airport Fire:  867-873-2191

Forest Fires

Forest fire activity is common in the Northwest Territories from June through September.  Public notices are issued by the territorial Department of Environment and Natural Resources as the fire situation and conditions in the Northwest Territories warrant and are posted in its live fire map, as wildland fire updates, and on its NWT FIRE Facebook page.  

Pursuant to section 601.15 of the Canadian Aviation Regulations, no unauthorized person is permitted to operate an aircraft over a forest fire area, or over any area located within 5 nautical miles of a forest fire, at an altitude of less than 3,000 feet AGL.  NOTAM’s may be issued when a particular fire requires an abundance of aviation resources to support suppression efforts.  Additional information can be found in the Wildland Fire Airspace brochure published by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
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