Pangnirtung Airport
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| Pangnirtung Airport | |||
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| IATA: YXP – ICAO: CYXP – WMO: 71826 |
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government of Nunavut | ||
| Location | Pangnirtung, Nunavut | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 79 ft / 24 m | ||
| Coordinates | 66°08′42″N 065°42′49″W / 66.145°N 65.71361°WCoordinates: 66°08′42″N 065°42′49″W / 66.145°N 65.71361°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 06/24 | 2,920 | 890 | Gravel |
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| Aircraft movements | 2,049 | ||
| Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada.[3] |
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Pangnirtung Airport (IATA: YXP, ICAO: CYXP) is located at Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut.
In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $34.6 million to build a new airport.[4]
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Canadian North | Iqaluit, Qikiqtarjuaq[5] |
| First Air | Iqaluit, Qikiqtarjuaq[6] |
[edit] Gallery
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Pangnirtung airstrip, April 2006
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Douglas Super DC-3, taking off from Pangnirtung Airport
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Interior of the terminal, showing the tapestry woven for the opening of the airport terminal, April 2006
[edit] References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 December 2011 to 0901Z 9 February 2012
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
- ^ Nunatsiaq News
- ^ Flight Schedule and Route Map.
- ^ First Air interactive weather/route map
[edit] External links
- Polar Pilots Info Page
- COPA Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Pangnirtung Airport from NAV CANADA as available.
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