Cambridge Bay Airport guide

Cambridge Bay Airport (IATA YCB, ICAO CYCB) serves Cambridge Bay, the main community of the Kitikmeot region on Victoria Island in Nunavut. It sits about 3 km southwest of the town, at an elevation of 31 m above sea level, at roughly 69.11°N and 105.14°W, well inside the Arctic Circle. The airport keeps Mountain Time, with daylight saving time in summer, and carries the WMO identifier 71925.

The airport has one gravel runway, 13/31, measuring 1,547 m (5,076 ft). It is a public airport operated by the Government of Nunavut. A paving project for the runway was announced in 2005, and plans to widen and lengthen it followed in 2008. Statistics Canada counted 6,215 aircraft movements here in 2010.

Canadian North flies scheduled passenger service to Gjoa Haven, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Taloyoak and Yellowknife. Boeing 737-200 jets served the route until the last one landed here on 6 May 2023, after which ATR 42 turboprops took over. Buffalo Airways carries cargo to Yellowknife, and Kivalliq Air provides medevac flights. Adlair Aviation operates charters from the airport.