Kugaaruk Airport

Kugaaruk Airport (IATA: YBB, ICAO: CYBB), formerly known as Pelly Bay Townsite Airport, is located at Kugaaruk (formerly known as Pelly Bay) in Nunavut, Canada. It is operated by the government of Nunavut.

Kugaaruk Airport
Kugaaruk terminal from airside
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of Nunavut
LocationKugaaruk, Nunavut
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL51 ft / 16 m
Coordinates68°32′09″N 089°48′19″W
Map
CYBB
Location in Nunavut
CYBB
CYBB (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
05/23 5,000 1,524 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements1,782
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada.[3]

History

The airport was built by the Government of Canada in 1968 as Pelly Bay Townsite Airport and renames in 1999.[4]

Facilities

The terminal building a tower are the only building at the airport.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Canadian North Cambridge Bay, Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak, Yellowknife[5]
Aerial view of Kugaaruk airport

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  4. http://arcticjournal.ca/destination-focus/kugaaruk/
  5. Full network schedule


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