Arctic Bay Airport guide

Arctic Bay Airport is a small public airport on the north end of Baffin Island in Nunavut. It carries the ICAO code CYAB and sits at 22 metres above sea level. The Government of Nunavut operates it, and it is the only scheduled air link for the hamlet of Arctic Bay.

The airfield has one gravel runway, 13/31, which measures 1,199 metres (3,935 feet) long and about 30 metres (98 feet) wide. A taxiway and apron serve it. The territorial government lists the ATR 42-500 as the design aircraft, so the strip is built for turboprop passenger and freight service rather than large jets. The original 457-metre runway was decommissioned when the airport was expanded.

Scheduled flights used to operate from Nanisivik Airport, about 25 kilometres away. After the expansion, which the territorial government puts at about 22 million dollars, scheduled services moved to Arctic Bay. Canadian North flies the route and connects the community with Iqaluit, Pond Inlet and Resolute. From Iqaluit the flight takes close to three hours.

Canadian North handles passenger support and baggage assistance. The airport has no website of its own.