Yellowknife Airport Departures
Check-In Time
Check-in times at Yellowknife Airport can vary depending on the airline and other factors. For more detailed information on specific flights, passengers should check with their airline before arriving at the Airport.
The facility recommends commuters to check-in at least two hours before the scheduled departure time.
Airport Security
Airport Security is in charge of providing and maintaining a secure environment and effective and prompt response services to all commuters, operators, air carriers, and associates. Through its productive and dedicated work in intervention, prevention, and management enforcement, the Security team makes a necessary and essential contribution to guaranteeing the safety of air transportation in Canada. The service is performed based on facility safety and security policy, which is being renewed regularly to take into consideration developments and changes affecting the airport environment.
Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA)
To ensure compliance as well as the maintenance with airport security standards, Yellowknife Airport operates together with the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA). The primary purpose of its combined works is to increase customer safety by installing functional airport security devices and improving operational space. Active since 2002, CATSA represents a Crown corporation that is accountable for providing, managing, and supporting effective and consistent screening services across many Canadian airports, including YZF. The company is dedicated to maintaining its activities in full agreement with the installed safety and security standards.
Full Body Scanner
A full-body scanner device at the security checkpoint is managed to reveal objects, including weapons and explosives that could be hidden under clothing. The technology is safe and effective. It affords a choice between full-body scanning and a physical search for passengers who are picked for additional screening.
The screening agent detects an image that has no identifying features and resembles a generic “stick” figure rather than a skeleton-type image.
Because the new images are general and are instantly and permanently removed after they are inspected, passengers should not be concerned regarding their privacy. If the full-body scanner shows an item under passenger clothing, the area of attention is highlighted in the image. CATSA is advised with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) throughout the improvement of this program.
The scanner operates by projecting low-level radio frequency (R.F.) energy over and around the passenger’s body. Health Canada’s analysis states that the energy released by the scanner is within Canada’s R.F. exposure guidelines and does not represent a risk factor to health and safety in single as well as repeated exposures. Since the energy used is non-invasive, it is safe and harmless for pregnant women as well as commuters with pacemakers or surgical metal implants (i.e., plates, screws).
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Car Rentals If passengers rented a car, the first thing they need to do is go to the rental booth of the company they made the booking with (Budget, National, etc.). Counters are very easy to find. If commuters walk in the doors off of the tarmac from the plane and keep going straight towards the exit door of the terminal building, the rental car booths are conveniently located just to the right of that door. Budget The budget counter can be found inside the airport terminal near the baggage claim area. All the cars are parked outside the building within walking distance. Commuters can follow signs when returning a vehicle. The car can be parked in any Budget space and keys, as well as the contract, returned to the rental desk for check-in. After-hours return is available at the agency. After parking and locking a car, the completed contract and the keys should be placed in the key dropbox. At Yellowknife Airport, the minimum age is 25 for all
Food Yellowknife Airport has long experience in the department of food. At the moment, there is a small Quizno’s Sub restaurant that provides their selection of pizzas, sandwiches, and salads, along with drinks and coffee. Yellowknife’s longstanding shop, Javaroma, is also available at a coffee stand located inside the Airport serving up their fresh coffee, sandwiches, specialty drinks, bagels, and muffins. Javaroma also has a small stand available at the security of Gate 1. The working hours vary, so commuters should be cautious and depending on either of these two vendors.