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Rankin Inlet Airport
Airport in Nunavut, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rankin Inlet Airport (IATA: YRT, ICAO: CYRT) is located at Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.
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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 | ||||||||||
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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.