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Revision as of 11:37, 14 March 2011

Airport in Nanisivik

Nanisivik Airport

Nanisivik Airport terminal, June 2006

IATA: YSR
ICAO: CYSR

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Government of Nunavut

Serves

Arctic Bay, Nunavut

Location

Nanisivik

Elevation AMSL

2,106 ft / 642 m

Map

CYSRLocation in Nunavut

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
11/29	6,400	1,951	Gravel

Statistics (2008)

Aircraft Movements	701

Source: Canada Flight Supplement
Movements from Statistics Canada.

Nanisivik Airport (IATA: YSR, ICAO: CYSR) is located 8 NM (15 km; 9.2 mi) south of Nanisivik, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. Although Nanisivik Mine closed in September 2002 the airport was in operation until 2011 and served the community of Arctic Bay. This was due to the small size of Arctic Bay Airport. However, on January 13, 2010, First Air transferred all scheduled air services to Arctic Bay's newly expanded airport.

The airport is about 19 km (12 mi) directly southeast of Arctic Bay but the road between them is 32 km (20 mi) and a one way taxi fare was $40.00.

Conversion to Naval Station

Main article: Nanisivik Naval Facility

On August 8, 2007, CBC News reported that Canadian Forces documents showed plans to convert the site into a naval station. The plan, which would turn the former mine's existing port into a deepwater facility, would cost $60 million and it was expected that Prime Minister Stephen Harper would make an announcement during his stop in Resolute.

On August 10, 2007, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced construction of a new docking and refueling facility in Nanisivik for the Canadian Forces, in an effort to maintain a Canadian presence in Arctic waters during the navigable season (June-October). The choice for Nanisivik as a site was partially based on its location within the eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage, and as there is an existing deep-water berthing facility at the site, and a "jet-capable" airstrip nearby.

Detailed planning for the project began in August 2007, with environmental studies and assessments will be being carried out in the summer of 2008. Construction at the site is expected to begin in the summer of 2010, with early operating capability available in 2012. The facility is planned to be fully operational by 2015.

References

Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
Aircraft Movement Statistics: Airports Without Air Traffic Control Towers: Annual Report (TP 577)
Nanisivik map 73°02′05″N 084°32′13″W / 73.03472°N 84.53694°W / 73.03472; -84.53694 (Nanisivik)
Nanisivik Mine73°02′40″N 084°32′14″W / 73.04444°N 84.53722°W / 73.04444; -84.53722 (Nanisivik Mine)
Arctic Bay map 73°02′11″N 085°09′09″W / 73.03639°N 85.15250°W / 73.03639; -85.15250 (Arctic Bay)
Arctic Bay Airport 73°00′19″N 085°01′59″W / 73.00528°N 85.03306°W / 73.00528; -85.03306 (Arctic Bay Airport)
^ Arctic Bay airport opens
Arctic Bay and Nanisivik
Planned army base, port in North heat up Arctic quest
Nanisivik port map (73°04′08″N 084°32′57″W / 73.06889°N 84.54917°W / 73.06889; -84.54917 (Nanisivik port))
"Backgrounder - Expanding Canadian Forces Operations in the Arctic" (HTML). Retrieved 2007-08-17.

External links

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

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