Ekati Airport | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] |
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]