Pangnirtung Airport

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Pangnirtung Airport

IATA: YXP – ICAO: CYXP
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government of Nunavut
Location Pangnirtung, Nunavut
Elevation AMSL 75 ft / 23 m
Coordinates 66°08′42″N 065°42′49″W / 66.145, -65.71361
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06T/24T 2,920 890 Gravel
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1]

Pangnirtung Airport (IATA: YXP, ICAO: CYXP) is located at Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut.

In December of 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $34.6 million to build a new airport.[2]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Pangnirtung airstrip, April 2006

Douglas Super DC-3, taking off from Pangnirtung Airport

Interior of the terminal, showing the tapestry woven for the opening of the airport terminal, April 2006

[edit] References

  1. ^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 10 April 2008 to 0901Z 5 June 2008
  2. ^ Nunatsiaq News
  3. ^ Route map, Flight Schedule and Baffin Routes

[edit] External links

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