Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport

IATA: YEV
ICAO: CYEV
WMO: 71364

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Government of the Northwest Territories

Location

Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Time zone

MST (UTC−07:00)

• Summer (DST)

MDT (UTC−06:00)

Elevation AMSL

222 ft / 68 m

Coordinates

68°18′14″N 133°28′59″W / 68.30389°N 133.48306°W

Map

CYEV

Location in the Northwest Territories

CYEV

CYEV (Canada)

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
06/24	6,001	1,829	Asphalt

Statistics (2010)

Aircraft movements	15,015

Sources: Canada Flight Supplement^[1]
Environment Canada^[2]
Movements from Statistics Canada^[3]

Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport (IATA: YEV, ICAO: CYEV) is located 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) east of Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada.

The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). CBSA officers at this airport can handle general aviation aircraft only, with no more than 15 passengers.^[1]

It is also used as a forward operating base for CF-18 Hornet military jets operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force.

In 1995, the airport was named for Mike Zubko (1923–1991), a famous local aviator.^[4]

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Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Air North	Dawson City, Old Crow, Whitehorse^[5]
Canadian North	Norman Wells, Yellowknife^[6]
Kenn Borek Air operated by Aklak Air	Paulatuk, Sachs Harbour, Ulukhaktok Seasonal: Fort McPherson Charter: Aklavik
North-Wright Airways	Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells Seasonal: Aklavik^[7]

Inuvik has scheduled jet airline service provided by Canadian North using Boeing 737-300 jetliners.

Accidents and incidents

On 4 November 2010, a hangar fire destroyed three aircraft owned by Kenn Borek Air and operated by Aklak Air. They were de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter C-GZVH, Beechcraft King Air C-GHOC and Beechcraft 99 C-GKKB.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
^ Mike Zubko, Honour Roll, 1923-1991
^ "Air North Yukon's Airline".
^ Full network schedule
^ North-Wright Airways schedule Archived 2009-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Hull-loss description". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 12 November 2010.

External links

Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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