Cambridge Bay Airport
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| IATA: YCB – ICAO: CYCB – WMO: 71925 |
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner/Operator | Government of Nunavut | ||
| Location | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 102 ft / 31 m | ||
| Coordinates | 69°06′29″N 105°08′14″W / 69.10806°N 105.13722°WCoordinates: 69°06′29″N 105°08′14″W / 69.10806°N 105.13722°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 13/31 | 5,076 | 1,547 | Gravel |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft movements | 6,215 | ||
| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] and Transport Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada.[3] Environment Canada[4] |
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Cambridge Bay Airport (IATA: YCB, ICAO: CYCB) is located at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.
In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $18 million to pave the runway.[5]
On 14 May 2008 a press release from the then 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.[6]
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Scheduled
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Canadian North | Gjoa Haven, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Taloyoak, Yellowknife[7] |
| First Air | Gjoa Haven, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Talaoyak, Yellowknife Seasonal: Resolute[8] |
[edit] Charter
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Adlair Aviation | charter |
| Air Tindi | charter and MEDIVAC |
| Canadian North | Hope Bay Seasonal: Doris Lake |
| Helicopter Transport Services | North Warning System contract[9] |
| Kitikmeot Air | charters[10] |
| Kitikmeot Helicopters | charters, joint operation with Great Slave Helicopters[11][12] |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
- ^ Airport Divestiture Status Report
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ^ Nunatsiaq News
- ^ Government of Nunavut to improve Cambridge Bay Airport
- ^ Flight Schedule and Route Map.
- ^ First Air interactive weather/route map
- ^ Canadian Helicopter loses U.S. air force contract
- ^ Kitikmeot Air
- ^ Great Slave Helicopters – Partners
- ^ Kitikmeot Helicopters
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Cambridge Bay Airport |
- Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Cambridge Bay Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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