Rankin Inlet Airport

Rankin Inlet Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of Nunavut
LocationRankin Inlet, Nunavut
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL106 ft / 32 m
Coordinates62°48′38″N 092°06′53″W / 62.81056°N 92.11472°W / 62.81056; -92.11472
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CYRT is located in Nunavut
CYRT
CYRT
Location in Nunavut
CYRT is located in Canada
CYRT
CYRT
CYRT (Canada)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements13,071
Ramp

Rankin Inlet Airport (IATA: YRT, ICAO: CYRT) is located at Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.

In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $3 million to improve the Instrument Landing System and expand the apron.[4]

Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Rankin Inlet is located on the southwest side of the runway and shares the use of the runway when operations necessitate.

Airlines and destinations

The DND Forward Operating Location hangars for CF-18's in Rankin Inlet
AirlinesDestinations
Calm Air Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Coral Harbour, Naujaat, Whale Cove, Winnipeg[5]
Canadian North Iqaluit, Ottawa, Yellowknife[6]
Nolinor Aviation Charter: Meadowbank,[7] Montreal–Mirabel, Val d'Or

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 — NAV CANADA flight service stations
  4. ^ Nunatsiaq News Archived 2006-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Calm Air schedule Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Full network schedule
  7. ^ "Nunavut joint-venture airline signs 10-year deal with Agnico Eagle". Nunatsiaq News. 2017-11-14.
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