CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.

[3] The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) "G" Division maintains a hangar for its air section just south of the passenger terminal.

It is adjacent to a hangar used by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) to house the CC-138 Twin Otter and other utility aircraft operated by 440 Transport Squadron, a subsidiary of 8 Wing.

Yellowknife Airport was initially built by Canadian Pacific Airlines in 1944, then sold to the federal Department of Transport in 1946.

[10] Air Canada added extra flights to assist with the evacuation before suspending service to Yellowknife due to the fires.