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Airport in Nunavut, Canada

Kimmirut Airport

IATA: YLC
ICAO: CYLC

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Government of Nunavut

Location

Kimmirut

Time zone

EST (UTC−05:00)

• Summer (DST)

EDT (UTC−04:00)

Elevation AMSL

169 ft / 52 m

Coordinates

62°50′53″N 069°52′38″W / 62.84806°N 69.87722°W / 62.84806; -69.87722

Map

CYLCLocation in NunavutShow map of Nunavut

CYLCCYLC (Canada)Show map of Canada

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
15/33	1,899	579	Gravel

Statistics (2010)

Aircraft movements	634

Source: Canada Flight Supplement
Movements from Statistics Canada.

Kimmirut Airport (IATA: YLC, ICAO: CYLC) is located at Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. Unlike most airports in Nunavut, it uses magnetic headings for the runway rather than true headings.

At 1,899 ft (579 m) the Kimmirut airstrip is the second shortest in Nunavut. Formerly Arctic Bay Airport at 1,500 ft (457 m) was the shortest, but in 2010 the runway was extended to 3,935 ft (1,199 m).

The runway at Grise Fiord Airport is just slightly shorter than Kimmirut at 1,675 ft (511 m). The length of the runway and challenging terrain at both Kimmirut and Grise Fiord limit the type of aircraft that can service those communities. Currently, both are served by airlines operating Twin Otter aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Canadian North	Iqaluit

Kimmirut Airport

Threshold of runway 16 (now 15)
Threshold of runway 34 (now 33)
Overhead Kimmirut airport
Twin Otter landing runway 34 (now 33)
Twin Otter just landing on runway 34 (now 33)

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
Total aircraft movements by class of operation
Full network schedule

Aeronautical Information Manual Transport Canada publication TP 14371E
Designated Airspace Handbook, Transport Canada

External links

Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Kimmirut Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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