Resolute Bay Airport

Resolute Bay Airport
IATA: YRB – ICAO: CYRB
– WMO: 71924
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government of Nunavut
Location Resolute, Nunavut
Elevation AMSL 222 ft / 68 m
Coordinates
Map
CYRB
Location in Nunavut
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 6,504 1,982 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 3,275
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada.[3]

Resolute Bay Airport (IATA: YRB, ICAO: CYRB) is located at Resolute, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.

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Proposed expansion

The Royal Canadian Air Force is considering a major expansion of the airport to transform it into a key base for Arctic operations. The expansion would include a 3,000-metre paved runway, hangars, fuel installations and other infrastructure. The site would be able to provide logistics for search-and-rescue operations according to a briefing from the Arctic Management Office at 1 Canadian Air Division.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
First Air Iqaluit, Nanisivik[5]
Seasonal: Cambridge Bay
Kenn Borek Air Charters
Kenn Borek Air operated by Unaalik Aviation Grise Fiord,[6] Charters

Accidents

On August 20, 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a Boeing 737-200, carrying 15 people crashed near the airport. Twelve people were killed and three people survived. Flight 6560 was a charter from Yellowknife to Resolute.[7]

References

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
  2. ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  4. ^ The Ottawa Citizen: RCAF eyes Resolute Bay for new Arctic base
  5. ^ First Air interactive weather/route map
  6. ^ KBA flight schedule
  7. ^ Bloomberg.com First Air Says Dozen Killed in Canadian Crash

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