Rankin Inlet Airport

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

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
Map
CYRT
Location in Nunavut
CYRT
CYRT (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements13,071
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]
Environment Canada[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada[3]
Ramp

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, Churchill, Coral Harbour, Repulse Bay, Whale Cove, Winnipeg[5]
Canadian North Edmonton, Iqaluit, Yellowknife[6]
Nolinor Aviation Charter: Meadowbank,[7] Montreal-Mirabel, Val d'Or

References


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