Arctic Bay Airport

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
Map
	CYAB Location in Nunavut CYAB CYAB (Canada)
Runways
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement,; Environment Canada

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 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]

The original runway at 1,500 ft (457 m) was the shortest in Nunavut. It was decommissioned in 2010 and is now marked off with two "X"s on either ends. A new runway measuring 3,935 ft (1,199 m)^[1] was built to the south, along with a new airport terminal. The airport can currently handle general aviation to smaller turboprop aircraft.

Airlines and destinations[edit]

Airlines	Destinations
Canadian North	Iqaluit, Pond Inlet, Resolute^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived June 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ Accident history for Arctic Bay Airport (IATA: YAB) at Aviation Safety Network
^ Arctic Bay airport opens^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Full network schedule

External links[edit]

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

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[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[2] Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived June 27, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Accident history for Arctic Bay Airport (IATA: YAB) at Aviation Safety Network

[4] Arctic Bay airport opens^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] Full network schedule

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