Clyde River Airport Guide
Clyde River Airport (IATA YCY, ICAO CYCY) serves the Inuit hamlet of Clyde River on the northeastern coast of Baffin Island, Nunavut. It sits about 4.1 km northeast of the community, at an elevation of 27 m above sea level, at roughly 70.49°N and 68.52°W, well north of the Arctic Circle. The airport carries the WMO identifier 71090 and keeps Eastern Time, with daylight saving time in summer.
The airport has a single gravel runway, 02/20, measuring 1,067 m (3,501 ft). It is a public airport operated by the Government of Nunavut. An automated weather observation system reports conditions on 124.6 MHz, and the mandatory frequency is 122.1 MHz.
Canadian North flies scheduled passenger service from Clyde River to Iqaluit and Pangnirtung, which makes the airport the hamlet's link to the rest of Nunavut. Statistics Canada counted 480 aircraft movements here in 2010, a measure of the small scale of operations at this community airfield.
Services
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 1 runway
- Location
- 70.486, -68.517
- Operator
- Government of Nunavut
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalClyde River Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Air Terminal, handling domestic flights for around 1 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Air TerminalDomestic
Canadian North
Nearby cities
1 cityClyde River Airport is closest to Clyde River (4.1 km southwest). With 1 town or city within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Clyde River4.1 km southwest
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