Snare River Airport is a private aerodrome in the

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

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near the

Snare River The Snare River is a river in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is connected to Great Slave Lake via Marian Lake and Frank Channel and hosts the Snare Hydro System, four hydroelectric plants about northwest of Yellowknife which it powers alon ...

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may be found on the runway. Prior permission is required to land except in the case of an emergency.

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Registered aerodromes in the North Slave Region {{NorthwestTerritories-airport-stub