Resolute Bay Airport guide

Resolute Bay Airport (ICAO CYRB) serves the hamlet of Resolute on Cornwallis Island in Nunavut's Qikiqtaaluk Region. The hamlet had 183 residents at the 2021 census. The airfield sits northwest of the community at an elevation of 222 feet.

It is the second northernmost aerodrome in Canada to receive scheduled passenger service. Grise Fiord, served from Resolute, lies further north. The airport also works as a refuelling stop for flights to CFS Alert, Eureka and Mould Bay, and Kenn Borek Air keeps a Twin Otter based there for charter work.

The airport has one gravel runway, 17/35, measuring 6,504 feet (1,982 m). An instrument landing system allows larger aircraft to operate, and a VOR/DME stands on a hill near the field. There is no permanent radar. The Government of Nunavut operates the airport, which recorded 3,275 aircraft movements in 2010. Canadian North connects Resolute with Iqaluit, Arctic Bay and Grise Fiord.