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°W / 69.36472; -81.81639Coordinates: 69°21′53″N 081°48′59″W / 69.36472°N 81.81639°W / 69.36472; -81.81639
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

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.