Canada · Transport Canada NAS
Iqaluit Airport
YFB · CYFB · Iqaluit, NU · Canada
Reference
- IATA / ICAO
- YFB · CYFB
- Country
- Canada
- Hub tier
- Transport Canada NAS
- Coordinates
- 63.7564, -68.5558
- Elevation
- 110 ft (34 m)
- Time zone
- America/Iqaluit
- Owner / operator
- Government of Nunavut
- Opened
- 1942
- Customs / international
- Yes
Location
Map © Google. Click the marker for the airport's Google Maps page.
Traffic
Runways
1 runway — per-runway dimensions to be added in a subsequent refresh.
Carriers
| Carrier | Type | Alliance | Role | Flights/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Air Canada
AC · ACA
|
Mainline | Star Alliance | Operator | — |
Live conditions
METAR / TAF from NOAA Aviation Weather Center. Live data refreshed on each page load.
History
Built during WWII as Crystal Two, a stop on the wartime Crimson Route ferrying aircraft to Europe. The 8,605-ft runway is unusually long for an airport this small because of its history as a NORAD-era military diversion field for transpolar bomber and SAC operations.
More about this airport
- Wikipedia: Iqaluit Airport
About this profile
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