Cambridge Bay Airport

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Cambridge Bay Airport

IATA: YCB – ICAO: CYCB
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government of Nunavut
Location Cambridge Bay, Nunavut
Elevation AMSL 90 ft / 27 m
Coordinates 69°06′29″N 105°08′18″W / 69.10806, -105.13833
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13T/31T 5,000 1,524 Gravel
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]

Cambridge Bay Airport (IATA: YCB, ICAO: CYCB) is located at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut. Its runways are marked with true headings due to the fact that its location near the North Magnetic Pole makes airplanes' compasses useless.

In December of 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $18 million to pave the runway.[2]

On 14 May 2008 a press release from the Premier of Nunavut, Paul Okalik, and Member of the Legislative Assembly, Keith Peterson, indicated that over the next three years the runway would be widened and lengthened.[3]

Contents

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Scheduled

  • Canadian North (Gjoa Haven, Iglooik, Iqaluit, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Taloyoak, Yellowknife)[4]
  • First Air (Calgary, Edmonton, Gjoa Haven, Kugaarak, Kugluktuk, Resolute (seasonal), Talaoyak, Yellowknife)
  • Kenn Borek Air (Resolute)

[edit] Charter

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
  2. ^ Nunatsiaq News
  3. ^ Government of Nunavut to improve Cambridge Bay Airport
  4. ^ Route map, Flight Schedule and Baffin Routes

[edit] External links

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