Igloolik Airport

Igloolik Airport
The airport in Igloolik is located above the town. It is the blue building at the upper left of this photo. November 2005
IATA: YGT – ICAO: CYGT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government of Nunavut
Location	Igloolik, Nunavut
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	173 ft / 53 m
Coordinates	69°21′53″N 081°48′59″W / 69.36472°N 81.81639°WCoordinates: 69°21′53″N 081°48′59″W / 69.36472°N 81.81639°W
Map
CYGT Location in Nunavut
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 15/33 4,095 1,248 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 1,323
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Movements from Statistics Canada.[2]

Igloolik Airport (Inuktitut: ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᐊ Iglulik Mittarvia) (IATA: YGT, ICAO: CYGT) is located at Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Canadian North	Hall Beach, Iqaluit[3]
First Air	Hall Beach, Iqaluit[4]

Accidents and incidents

• On 29 November 1975, Douglas C-47A C-FOOX of Kenting Atlas Aviation was damaged beyond economic repair at Igloolik Airport.^[5]

Gallery

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  Currently displayed sign. Labeled as an airport of Northwest Territories as sign predates creation of Nunavut in 1999

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  Igloolik Airport at a distance (blue building). A Canadian North airplane arrives, as All-terrain vehicles and trucks drive up to the airport.

References

1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
2. Total aircraft movements by class of operation
3. Flight Schedule and Route Map.
4. First Air Flight Schedule
5. "C-FOOX Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 August 2010.

External links

• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Igloolik Airport from Nav Canada as available.