Kimmirut Airport

Kimmirut Airport (IATA: YLC, ICAO: CYLC) is located at Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. Unlike most airports in Nunavut, it uses magnetic headings for the runway rather than true headings.

Kimmirut Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of Nunavut
LocationKimmirut
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL169 ft / 52 m
Coordinates62°50′53″N 069°52′38″W
Map
CYLC
Location in Nunavut
CYLC
CYLC (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 1,899 579 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements634

At 1,899 ft (579 m) the Kimmirut airstrip is the second shortest in Nunavut. Formerly Arctic Bay Airport at 1,500 ft (457 m) was the shortest, but in 2010 the runway was extended to 3,935 ft (1,199 m).[1]

The runway at Grise Fiord Airport is just slightly shorter than Kimmirut at 1,675 ft (511 m).[1] The length of the runway and challenging terrain at both Kimmirut and Grise Fiord limit the type of aircraft that can service those communities. Currently, both are served by airlines operating Twin Otter aircraft.

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Canadian North Iqaluit[3]
Kimmirut Airport
  • Threshold of runway 16 (now 15)
  • Threshold of runway 34 (now 33)
  • Overhead Kimmirut airport
  • Twin Otter landing runway 34 (now 33)
  • Twin Otter just landing on runway 34 (now 33)

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  3. Full network schedule


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