Kugaaruk Airport

Kugaaruk Airport

Kugaaruk terminal from airside

IATA: YBB
ICAO: CYBB
WMO: 71407

Summary

Airport type

Public

Operator

Government of Nunavut

Location

Kugaaruk, Nunavut

Time zone

MST (UTC−07:00)

• Summer (DST)

MDT (UTC−06:00)

Elevation AMSL

51 ft / 16 m

Coordinates

68°32′09″N 089°48′19″W / 68.53583°N 89.80528°W

Map

CYBB

Location in Nunavut

CYBB

CYBB (Canada)

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
05/23	5,000	1,524	Gravel

Statistics (2010)

Aircraft movements	1,782

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

Kugaaruk Airport (IATA: YBB, ICAO: CYBB), formerly known as Pelly Bay Townsite Airport, is located at Kugaaruk (formerly known as Pelly Bay) in Nunavut, Canada. It is operated by the government of Nunavut.

History

The airport was built by the Government of Canada in 1968 as Pelly Bay Townsite Airport and renamed in 1999.^[4]

Facilities

The terminal building a tower are the only building at the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Canadian North	Cambridge Bay, Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak, Yellowknife^[5]

References

^ 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
^ "Kugaaruk". 28 June 2019.
^ Full network schedule

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kugaaruk Airport.

Accident history for YBB: Pelly Bay-Townsite Airport at Aviation Safety Network
Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Kugaaruk Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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