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Rankin Inlet Airport

Coordinates: 62°48′38″N 092°06′53″W / 62.81056°N 92.11472°W / 62.81056; -92.11472
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Rankin Inlet Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of Nunavut
LocationRankin Inlet, Nunavut
Time zoneCST (UTC−06:00)
 • Summer (DST)CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL106 ft / 32 m
Coordinates62°48′38″N 092°06′53″W / 62.81056°N 92.11472°W / 62.81056; -92.11472
Map
CYRT is located in Nunavut
CYRT
CYRT
Location in Nunavut
CYRT is located in Canada
CYRT
CYRT
CYRT (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements13,071
Ramp

Rankin Inlet Airport (IATA: YRT, ICAO: CYRT) is located at Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.

In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $3 million to improve the Instrument Landing System and expand the apron.[4]

Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Rankin Inlet is located on the southwest side of the runway and shares the use of the runway when operations necessitate.

Airlines and destinations

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The DND Forward Operating Location hangars for CF-18's in Rankin Inlet
AirlinesDestinations
Calm Air Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Coral Harbour, Naujaat, Whale Cove, Winnipeg[5]
Canadian North Iqaluit, Ottawa, Yellowknife[6]
Nolinor Aviation Charter: Meadowbank,[7] Montreal–Mirabel, Val d'Or

References

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  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
  4. ^ Nunatsiaq News Archived 2006-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Calm Air schedule Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Full network schedule
  7. ^ "Nunavut joint-venture airline signs 10-year deal with Agnico Eagle". Nunatsiaq News. 2017-11-14.
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