Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport guide

Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport serves Paulatuk, a hamlet of 298 people (2021 census) on Darnley Bay in the Inuvik Region of the Northwest Territories. The ICAO code is CYPC. No road reaches the community, so the airport is its year-round link to the rest of the territory, with a summer sealift from Hay River and floatplane access at the Paulatuk Water Aerodrome as the other routes.

The airport sits at an elevation of 4.6 m (15 ft) on the edge of the hamlet. It has one gravel runway, 02/20, measuring 1,220 m (4,003 ft). Nav Canada warns pilots of subsidence, turbulence and cross-winds on landing. The Government of the Northwest Territories operates the airport. Statistics Canada counted 1,385 aircraft movements in 2010.

The airport is named for Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben, its first ticket agent. Aklak Air flies the scheduled service to Inuvik, about 400 km to the west, and operates it as Kenn Borek Air. Flights run a few times a week, so confirm days and times with the airline before travelling.