Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport

IATA: LAK
ICAO: CYKD

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Government of the Northwest Territories

Location

Aklavik, NT

Time zone

MST (UTC−07:00)

• Summer (DST)

MDT (UTC−06:00)

Elevation AMSL

21 ft / 6 m

Coordinates

68°13′24″N 135°00′20″W / 68.22333°N 135.00556°W

Map

CYKD

Location in the Northwest Territories

CYKD

CYKD (Canada)

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
13/31	3,002	915	Gravel

Statistics (2016-2018)

Aircraft movements (annual avg.)	1,243

Source: Canada Flight Supplement^[1]
Movements from Statistics Canada^[2]

Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport (IATA: LAK, ICAO: CYKD) is located adjacent to Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada. The aerodrome is built on the banks of the Peel Channel of the Mackenzie River delta. Aklavik was the regional centre but was prone to flooding.

In 1959, Inuvik was purposely built to house a larger airport, highway connections, new health facilities, housing and an innovative public utilidor system. Aklavik remains a small traditional village that retains its connections to the land and river.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
North-Wright Airways	Seasonal: Inuvik^[3]

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Statistics Canada (2018), Table 23-10-0032-01 Aircraft movements, by class of operation and type of operation, airports without air traffic control towers, annual, Statistics Canada, doi:10.25318/2310003201-eng
^ North-Wright Airways schedule

External links

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

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Airlines and destinations

See also

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