Fort Good Hope Airport
Airport in the Northwest Territories, Canada
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Fort Good Hope Airport (IATA: YGH, ICAO: CYGH) is an airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southwest of Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada.
Fort Good Hope Airport | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of the Northwest Territories | ||||||||||
| Location | Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories | ||||||||||
| Time zone | Northwest Territories Time (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 267 ft (81 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 66°14′26″N 128°38′51″W | ||||||||||
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  CYGH Location in the Northwest Territories | |||||||||||
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| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada[3] | |||||||||||
Facilities
A small terminal building with a waiting area is the airport's largest structure. There are no storage hangars at the airport.
Airport runway is gravel, so it handles mainly turboprops (small utility aircraft up to turboprop regional airliner), STOL, and other aircraft capable of landing on unpaved or snow covered surfaces.
Airlines and destinations
The airport connects with a few communities within NWT. Destinations beyond requires connecting flights from Inuvik Airport as there is no direct passenger service to and from Yellowknife Airport.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| North-Wright Airways | Colville Lake, Inuvik, Norman Wells |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Buffalo Airways | Yellowknife |