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.

Cambridge Bay Airport
IATA: YCB ICAO: CYCB WMO: 71925
Summary
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
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 5,076 1,547 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 6,215
Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] and Transport Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada.[3] Environment Canada[4]

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]

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled

Charter

Cargo

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.[12][13]

See also

• Cambridge Bay Water Aerodrome

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cambridge Bay Airport.

• Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Cambridge Bay Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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