Rankin Inlet Airport (IATA: YRT, ICAO: CYRT) is located at Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Government of Nunavut | ||||||||||
| Location | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut | ||||||||||
| Time zone | CST (UTC−06:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−05:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 106 ft / 32 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 62°48′38″N 092°06′53″W / 62.81056°N 92.11472°W | ||||||||||
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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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| Airlines | Destinations |
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| 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
edit- ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
- ^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
- ^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
- ^ Nunatsiaq News Archived 2006-11-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Calm Air schedule Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Full network schedule
- ^ "Nunavut joint-venture airline signs 10-year deal with Agnico Eagle". Nunatsiaq News. 2017-11-14.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rankin Inlet Airport.
- Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Rankin Inlet Airport from Nav Canada as available.
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