Pangnirtung Airport

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

Pangnirtung Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of Nunavut
LocationPangnirtung, Nunavut
Time zoneEST (UTC−05:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL79 ft / 24 m
Coordinates66°08′42″N 065°42′49″W
Map
CYXP is located in Nunavut
CYXP
CYXP
Location in Nunavut
CYXP is located in Canada
CYXP
CYXP
CYXP (Canada)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 2,920 890 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements2,049

In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $34.6 million to build a new airport.[4]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Canadian North Iqaluit, Qikiqtarjuaq[5]
Pangnirtung Airport
  • Pangnirtung airstrip, April 2006
    Pangnirtung airstrip, April 2006
  • Douglas Super DC-3, taking off from Pangnirtung Airport
    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
    Interior of the terminal, showing the tapestry woven for the opening of the airport terminal, April 2006
  • Abeam the Pangnirtung Airport
    Abeam the Pangnirtung Airport
  • The town and airport snuggled in beside the mountains
    The town and airport snuggled in beside the mountains
  • Air Labrador de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter on short final for runway 24
    Air Labrador de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter on short final for runway 24

References
  1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  4. "Nunatsiaq News". Archived from the original on 2006-11-21. Retrieved 2006-02-06.
  5. Full network schedule
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