Igloolik Airport
Igloolik Airport | |||||||||||
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The airport in Igloolik is located above the town. It is the blue building at the upper left of this photo. November 2005. | |||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of Nunavut | ||||||||||
| Location | Igloolik, Nunavut | ||||||||||
| Time zone | EST (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−04:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 173 ft / 53 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 69°21′53″N 081°48′59″W / 69.36472°N 81.81639°W | ||||||||||
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CYGT Location in Nunavut CYGT CYGT (Canada) | |||||||||||
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| Statistics (2010) | |||||||||||
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| Source: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Movements from Statistics Canada[2] | |||||||||||
Igloolik Airport (Inuktitut: ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ ᒥᑦᑕᕐᕕᐊ Iglulik Mittarvia) (IATA: YGT, ICAO: CYGT) is located at Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Canadian North | Iqaluit, Sanirajak[3] |
Accidents and incidents
- On 29 November 1975, a Douglas C-47A C-FOOX of Kenting Atlas Aviation was damaged beyond economic repair at Igloolik Airport.[4]
Gallery
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Currently displayed sign. Labelled as an airport of the Northwest Territories as sign predates creation of Nunavut in 1999.
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Igloolik Airport at a distance (blue building). A Canadian North airplane arrives, as All-terrain vehicles and trucks drive up to the airport.
References
- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 27 November 2025 to 0901Z 22 January 2026.
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
- ^ Full network schedule
- ^ "C-FOOX Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 21 August 2010.