Gjoa Haven Airport

Gjoa Haven Airport (IATA: YHK, ICAO: CYHK) is located 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) southwest of Gjoa Haven, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.

Gjoa Haven Airport
Gjoa Haven terminal from airside
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of Nunavut
LocationGjoa Haven, Nunavut
Time zoneMST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL154 ft / 47 m
Coordinates68°38′08″N 095°51′01″W
Map
CYHK
Location in Nunavut
CYHK
CYHK (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 4,400 1,341 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements1,908
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada.[3]

The airport is a single storey building and located next to several trailers. The runway and taxiways are packed gravel or dirt. The runway is not marked and other than a non-directional beacon (NDB), lacks navigation aids.[1]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Canadian North Cambridge Bay, Kugaaruk, Taloyoak, Yellowknife[4]
  • Flat terrain coming into Gjoa Haven Airport
  • Non-directional beacon at Gjoa Haven Airport
  • Gjoa Haven Air Terminal (YHK), Nunavut, Canada
  • Packed gravel runway at Gjoa Haven Airport (YHK)
  • Windsock at Gjoa Haven Airport

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  4. Full network schedule


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.