Editing Yellowknife (section)

=== Transportation ===
[[File:Snow removal in yellowknife.jpg|thumb|left|Winter conditions in Yellowknife require regular snow removal.]]

Yellowknife, while isolated geographically, has a modern transportation system.

==== Air ====

[[Yellowknife Airport]] is the busiest airport in [[northern Canada]], having 70,699&nbsp;aircraft movements in 2007 and handling over 400,000&nbsp;passengers and 30,000&nbsp;tonnes of cargo yearly.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/51F0010PIE/2007000/part2.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307173924/http://www.statcan.ca/english/freepub/51F0010PIE/2007000/part2.htm |archive-date=7 March 2008|title=Aircraft Movement Statistics|publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]|access-date=23 January 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It has two asphalt runways, one {{cvt|7500|ft}} strip and another of {{cvt|5000|ft}};<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dot.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/airports/airportProfile.aspx?AirportCode=YZF |title=Airport Profile |publisher=Department of Transportation, GNWT |access-date=23 January 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070227121630/http://www.dot.gov.nt.ca/_live/pages/airports/airportProfile.aspx?AirportCode=YZF |archive-date=27 February 2007|df=dmy-all}}</ref> while the Yellowknife Airport is classified as an [[airport of entry]] by [[Nav Canada]] and is staffed by the [[Canada Border Services Agency]], it is certified for [[general aviation]] aircraft only. The Yellowknife airport is designated by the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] (RCAF) as a forward operating location for the [[CF-18 Hornet]].<ref name="CFS">{{CFS}}</ref> Despite its shorter runways, the airport can still accommodate [[Boeing 747|747s]] and other [[wide-body aircraft]] for emergency landings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2007-02/feb21_07rway.html|title=MLA says airport needs longer runway|publisher=[[Northern News Services]]|access-date=23 January 2008|df=dmy-all|archive-date=4 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204161908/http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2007-02/feb21_07rway.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2007-01/jan12_07em.html|title=Emergency landing from Germany|publisher=[[Northern News Services]]|access-date=23 January 2008|df=dmy-all|archive-date=4 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204161902/http://www.nnsl.com/frames/newspapers/2007-01/jan12_07em.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Air traffic control]] services, [[Instrument landing system]] (Category 1), and radar services are provided by Nav Canada.

==== Transit ====

[[YKTransit]] (formerly Yellowknife Transit) is the [[public transport]]ation agency in the city, operating three regular services Monday-Saturday and one express route on weekdays. It is the only transit system in the Northwest Territories.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yellowknife.ca/Assets/City+Clerks/Forms+And+Publications/TransitRouteAnalysisStudyFinalReportOctober2008.pdf |title=Transit Route Analysis Study Final Report |publisher=City of Yellowknife |access-date=26 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706213754/http://www.yellowknife.ca/Assets/City%2BClerks/Forms%2BAnd%2BPublications/TransitRouteAnalysisStudyFinalReportOctober2008.pdf |archive-date=6 July 2011 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Holden |first=Robert |date=2024-04-10 |title=Yellowknife unveils new city buses, rebranding of transit fleet |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/new-city-yellowknife-buses-unveiled-1.7168880 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=CBC}}</ref>

==== Road ====

Road construction in Yellowknife is often a challenge due to the presence of [[permafrost]] which requires that roads generally be regraded and resurfaced every 10 to 20&nbsp;years. Most roads in Yellowknife are paved and road width varies from {{cvt|9|to|13.5|m}}. Winter snow removal is done on a regular schedule by the City of Yellowknife public works department.<ref name="community profile 07"/> Speed limits are {{cvt|45|km/h}} on most roads, {{cvt|30|km/h}} in [[school zone]]s, and {{cvt|70|to |100|km/h}} on highways. School zones and playground zones are in effect 24&nbsp;hours per day, 7&nbsp;days per week. The highway system in the NWT is maintained by the Government of the Northwest Territories. Highway&nbsp;4 (Ingraham Trail) and [[Yellowknife Highway|Highway 3]] (Yellowknife Highway) both run through Yellowknife and are all-weather roads.<ref name="community profile 07" /> One well-known, almost infamous, road in Yellowknife is [[Ragged Ass Road (street)|Ragged Ass Road]], after which [[Tom Cochrane]] named an album.

Until 2012, Yellowknife did not have a permanent road connection to the rest of Canada's highway network, as the [[Yellowknife Highway]] relied, depending on the season, on [[ferry]] service or an [[ice road]] to cross the [[Mackenzie River]].<ref name=bridge>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/1295527--deh-cho-bridge-ends-north-s-reliance-on-ice-road |title=Deh Cho Bridge ends North's reliance on ice road |last=Green |first=Jeff |date=29 November 2012|newspaper=[[Toronto Star]] | access-date=30 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> With the completion of the [[Deh Cho Bridge]], which officially opened on 30 November 2012, the city now has its first direct road connection to the rest of the country.<ref name=bridge /> One still-used ice road connects Yellowknife with the neighbouring community of [[Dettah]], {{cvt|6.5|km}} to the southeast across an arm of Great Slave Lake; or a {{cvt|27|km}} drive via the [[Ingraham Trail]].