Arctic Bay Airport

Arctic Bay Airport
Arctic Bay terminal, constructed 2010
The newer and longer runway
IATA: YAB – ICAO: CYAB – WMO: 71592
Summary
Airport type	Private
Operator	Government of Nunavut
Location	Arctic Bay
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	72 ft / 22 m
Coordinates	73°00′23″N 085°02′50″W / 73.00639°N 85.04722°W / 73.00639; -85.04722Coordinates: 73°00′23″N 085°02′50″W / 73.00639°N 85.04722°W / 73.00639; -85.04722
Map
CJX7 Location in Nunavut
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 3,935 1,199 Gravel
Source: Canada Flight Supplement,[1] Environment Canada[2]

Arctic Bay Airport, (IATA: YAB^[3], ICAO: CYAB), is an airport located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) southeast of Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Until January 12, 2010 Nanisivik Airport, about 25 km (16 mi) from Arctic Bay, was used for scheduled flights. On January 13, 2010, First Air transferred all air services to Arctic Bay's newly expanded airport with service to Iqaluit and Resolute Bay. Niore Iqalukjuak, mayor of Arctic Bay, said that the move would save community members $40.00 for the one way taxi ride. At the same time the Government of Nunavut said that the move would save $600,000 a year because of not having to keep the all-weather road clear.^[4]

In 2010 the runway, which at 1,500 ft (457 m) was the shortest in Nunavut. A new runway was built south of the old runway which now has the new airport terminal built on it and is 3,935 ft (1,199 m).^[1]

Airlines and destinations

References

1. 1 2 Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
2. ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived June 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
3. ↑ Accident history for Arctic Bay Airport (IATA: YAB) at Aviation Safety Network
4. ↑ Arctic Bay airport opens
5. ↑ Flight Schedule

External links

• Media related to Arctic Bay Airport at Wikimedia Commons
• Page about this aerodrome on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory