Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport

Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport (IATA: YUB, ICAO: CYUB) is near Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada.

Tuktoyaktuk/James Gruben Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of the Northwest Territories
LocationTuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates69°26′00″N 133°01′35″W
Map
CYUB
Location in the Northwest Territories
CYUB
CYUB (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 4,600 1,402 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements2,356
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada.[3]

The airport was originally built to serve the Distant Early Warning Line site adjacent to Tuktoyaktuk. The site was chosen against the advice of local Inuvialuit, who warned that the site was prone to high water under certain conditions. The airstip later had to raised to prevent flooding. The airport was turned over to Transport Canada in 1973, bringing an end to military management and opening it up for regular civilian use.[4]

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers. The airport previously had scheduled service from Inuvik operated by Aklak Air. Service was cancelled in 2018 after the opening of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway created a permanent link between the communities and resulted in a drop in demand for air service.[5]

The airport is named for James Gruben, a local bush pilot/businessman who was killed on the ice road from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk on 13 April 2001.[6] He was the owner of the only 100% Inuvialuit-owned transportation company, E. Gruben's Transport Ltd., that was passed down to him from his father Eddie Gruben and is still in business to this day.[7]


References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  4. Le Meur, Robert. Arnold, Charles D. (ed.). Memories of the Arctic. Inuvik: Inuvialuit Regional Corporation. p. 150. ISBN 9780981394428. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. "Aklak Air cancels Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk flight service due to 'significant decline in demand'". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 9 February 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  6. CBC News article on Gruben's accident
  7. "E. Grubens Transport". Retrieved 25 January 2021.


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