Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport

Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport
IATA: LAK – ICAO: CYKD
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government of the Northwest Territories
Location Aklavik, NT
Elevation AMSL 21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates
Map
CYKD
Location in the Northwest Territories
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 3,002 915 Gravel
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft Movements 1,370
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Movements from Statistics Canada[2]

Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (IATA: LAK, ICAO: CYKD) is located adjacent to Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada. The aerodrome is built on the banks of the Peel Channel of the Mackenzie River delta. Aklavik was the regional centre but was prone to flooding.

In 1959, Inuvik, was purpose built to house a larger airport, highway connections, new health facilities, housing and an innovative public utilidoor system. Aklavik remains a small traditional village that retains its connections to the land and river.

Contents

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Kenn Borek Air operating by Aklak Air Depends on Demand: Inuvik[3]
North-Wright Airways Inuvik[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
  2. ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  3. ^ KBA flight schedule
  4. ^ North-Wright Airways schedule

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