Cambridge Bay Airport
Airport in Nunavut, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cambridge Bay Airport (IATA: YCB, ICAO: CYCB) is located 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) southwest of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Government of Nunavut | ||||||||||
| Location | Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada | ||||||||||
| Time zone | MST (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 102 ft / 31 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 69°06′29″N 105°08′14″W | ||||||||||
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Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] and Transport Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada.[3] Environment and Climate Change Canada[4] | |||||||||||
History
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]
On 6 May 2023, Canadian North operated its last flight into Cambridge Bay Airport with a Boeing 737-200 jet, a combi aircraft equipped for gravel runway operations, as this specific jetliner type was then retired from its fleet with the airline continuing to serve the airport, as of 2023, with ATR 42 turboprop aircraft.[7]
Airlines and destinations
Scheduled
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Canadian North | Gjoa Haven, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Taloyoak, Yellowknife[8] |
Charter
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Adlair Aviation / Kitikmeot Air | Charters [9] |
| Kivalliq Air | MEDIVAC |
| Canadian Helicopters | North Warning System contract[10] |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Buffalo Airways | Yellowknife |
Historical airline jet service
Besides Canadian North, several other airlines operated Boeing 737 jet service, all the 200 series, into the Cambridge Bay Airport in the past. Airlines include Pacific Western Airlines,[11][12] Northwest Territorial Airways (also known as NWT Air), codesharing[13] with Air Canada,[14] and First Air, purchaser of NWT Air and also codesharing Air Canada.[15][16][17]
Gallery
Aircraft at Cambridge Bay
Canadian North (GDPA) operating its final Boeing 737-200 in 2023
Canadian North ATR 42
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Accidents
- On 13 December 2008, a Dornier 228 C-FYEV with 14 people on board operated by Summit Air Charters, was on approach at Cambridge Bay after a flight from Resolute Bay Airport when the aircraft collided with terrain about 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) short of runway 31. One flight crew member and one passenger received minor injuries.[18][19]
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