Pangnirtung Airport

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Pangnirtung Airport
IATA: YXP - ICAO: CYXP
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government of Nunavut
Serves Pangnirtung, Nunavut
Elevation AMSL 75 ft (23 m)
Coordinates 66°08′42″N, 065°42′49″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06T/24T 2,920 890 Gravel

Pangnirtung Airport (IATA: YXP, ICAO: CYXP) is located at Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut.

In December of 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $34.6 million to build a new airport.[1]

Interior of the terminal, showing the tapestry woven for the opening of the airport terminal in 1996. Photo April 2006.
Interior of the terminal, showing the tapestry woven for the opening of the airport terminal in 1996. Photo April 2006.
Pangnirtung airstrip. Photo April 2006.
Pangnirtung airstrip. Photo April 2006.


[edit] References

  1. ↑  Nunatsiaq News

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