Rankin Inlet Airport

IATA: YRT – ICAO: CYRT
– WMO: 71083

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Government of Nunavut

Location

Rankin Inlet, Nunavut

Time zone

CST (UTC−06:00)

• Summer (DST)

CDT (UTC−05:00)

Elevation AMSL

106 ft / 32 m

Coordinates

62°48′38″N 092°06′53″W / 62.81056°N 92.11472°WCoordinates: 62°48′38″N 092°06′53″W / 62.81056°N 92.11472°W

Map

CYRT

Location in Nunavut

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
13/31	6,000	1,829	Asphalt

Statistics (2010)

Aircraft movements	13,071

Sources: Canada Flight Supplement^[1]
Environment Canada^[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada^[3]

Rankin Inlet Airport (IATA: YRT, ICAO: CYRT) is located at Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.

In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $3 million to improve the Instrument Landing System and expand the apron.^[4]

Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Rankin Inlet is located on the southwest side of the runway and shares the use of the runway when operations necessitate.

Airlines and destinations

The DND Forward Operating Location hangars for CF-18's in Rankin Inlet

Airlines	Destinations
Calm Air	Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Churchill, Coral Harbour, Repulse Bay, Thompson, Whale Cove, Winnipeg^[5]
Canadian North	Iqaluit, Ottawa, Yellowknife^[6]
First Air	Arviat, Baker Lake, Cape Dorset, Chesterfield Inlet, Coral Harbour, Iqaluit, Whale Cove, Winnipeg, Yellowknife^[7]
Pronto Airways	Points North Seasonal:Saskatoon^[8]

References

↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
↑ Nunatsiaq News
↑ Calm Air schedule
↑ Flight Schedule and Route Map.
↑ First Air Flight Schedule
↑ Pronto Airways schedule

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rankin Inlet Airport.

Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Rankin Inlet Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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