Cambridge Bay Airport

Cambridge Bay Airport
Cambridge Bay Airport
	IATA: YCB; ICAO: CYCB; WMO: 71925;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Government of Nunavut
Location	Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Time zone	MST (UTC−07:00)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	102 ft / 31 m
Coordinates	69°06′29″N 105°08′14″W / 69.10806°N 105.13722°W
Map
	CYCB CYCB
Runways
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements
Aircraft movements	6,215
	Source: Canada Flight Supplement and Transport Canada; Movements from Statistics Canada.; Environment and Climate Change Canada

Cambridge Bay Airport (IATA: YCB, ICAO: CYCB) is located 1.6 nautical miles (3.0 km; 1.8 mi) southwest of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.

History

In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $18 million to pave the runway.^[5]

On 14 May 2008 a press release from the then Premier of Nunavut, Paul Okalik, and Member of the Legislative Assembly, Keith Peterson, indicated that over the next three years the runway would be widened and lengthened.^[6]

On 6 May 2023, Canadian North operated its last flight into Cambridge Bay Airport with a Boeing 737-200 jet, a combi aircraft equipped for gravel runway operations, as this specific jetliner type was then retired from its fleet with the airline continuing to serve the airport, as of 2023, with ATR 42 turboprop aircraft.^[7]

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled

Airlines	Destinations
Canadian North	Gjoa Haven, Kugaaruk, Kugluktuk, Taloyoak, Yellowknife^[8]

Charter

Airlines	Destinations
Adlair Aviation / Kitikmeot Air	Charters ^[9]
Kivalliq Air	MEDIVAC
Canadian Helicopters	North Warning System contract^[10]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Buffalo Airways	Yellowknife

Historical airline jet service

Besides Canadian North, several other airlines operated Boeing 737 jet service, all the 200 series, into the Cambridge Bay Airport in the past. Airlines include Pacific Western Airlines,^[11]^[12] Northwest Territorial Airways (also known as NWT Air), codesharing^[13] with Air Canada,^[14] and First Air, purchaser of NWT Air and also codesharing Air Canada.^[15]^[16]^[17]

Gallery

Aircraft at Cambridge Bay

Canadian North (GDPA) operating its final Boeing 737-200 in 2023
Canadian North ATR 42
A Beech 200 of Kivalliq Air, operating as Blizzard 203 (medevac)
A Douglas C-54 Skymaster of Buffalo Airways while filming for Ice Pilots NWT

Accidents

On 13 December 2008, a Dornier 228 C-FYEV with 14 people on board operated by Summit Air Charters, was on approach at Cambridge Bay after a flight from Resolute Bay Airport when the aircraft collided with terrain about 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km; 1.7 mi) short of runway 31. One flight crew member and one passenger received minor injuries.^[18]^[19]

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ "Airport Divestiture Status Report". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
^ "Aircraft Movement Statistics: Airports Without Air Traffic Control Towers: Annual Report (TP 577): Table 1 — Total aircraft movements by class of operation". statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^ "Cambridge Bay A *". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment and Climate Change Canada. WMO ID: 71925. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Airstrip fixes coming to four communities". nunatsiaq.com. Nunatsiaq News. Archived from the original on 21 November 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^ "Government of Nunavut to improve Cambridge Bay Airport". municipalinfonet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^ "Canadian North retires last B737-200(C)". 9 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Flight Schedule". Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Kitikmeot Air". inuit.pail.ca. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^ "HNZ Group Wins US Department of Defense North Warning System Contract". Canadian Helicopters. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^ "Pacific Western Airlines timetable". 1 February 1971. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Pacific Western Airlines schedule". 1 February 1971. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "This is NWT Air country". 15 June 1990. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Schedule Scoops". 15 June 1990. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "First Air Flight Schedule (front cover)". 30 November 1998. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "First Air Flight Schedule (interior)". 30 November 1998. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "First Air Flight Schedule (back cover)". 30 November 1998. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ Transportation Safety Board of Canada (13 December 2008). "Aviation Investigation Report A08W0244" (PDF). Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^ Harro Ranter (13 December 2008). "ASN Aircraft accident Dornier 228-202 C-FYEV Cambridge Bay Airport, NU (YCB)". Retrieved 26 December 2014.

External links

Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory
Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Cambridge Bay Airport from Nav Canada as available.

[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[2] "Airport Divestiture Status Report". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.

[move-3] "Aircraft Movement Statistics: Airports Without Air Traffic Control Towers: Annual Report (TP 577): Table 1 — Total aircraft movements by class of operation". statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[ccnYCB-4] "Cambridge Bay A *". Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010. Environment and Climate Change Canada. WMO ID: 71925. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[nunatsiaq-5] "Airstrip fixes coming to four communities". nunatsiaq.com. Nunatsiaq News. Archived from the original on 21 November 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[municipalinfonet-6] "Government of Nunavut to improve Cambridge Bay Airport". municipalinfonet.com. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[7] "Canadian North retires last B737-200(C)". 9 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[8] "Flight Schedule". Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[pail-9] "Kitikmeot Air". inuit.pail.ca. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[canadianhelicopters-10] "HNZ Group Wins US Department of Defense North Warning System Contract". Canadian Helicopters. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[11] "Pacific Western Airlines timetable". 1 February 1971. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[12] "Pacific Western Airlines schedule". 1 February 1971. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[13] "This is NWT Air country". 15 June 1990. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[14] "Schedule Scoops". 15 June 1990. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[15] "First Air Flight Schedule (front cover)". 30 November 1998. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[16] "First Air Flight Schedule (interior)". 30 November 1998. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[17] "First Air Flight Schedule (back cover)". 30 November 1998. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[tsb-18] Transportation Safety Board of Canada (13 December 2008). "Aviation Investigation Report A08W0244" (PDF). Retrieved 20 August 2018.

[19] Harro Ranter (13 December 2008). "ASN Aircraft accident Dornier 228-202 C-FYEV Cambridge Bay Airport, NU (YCB)". Retrieved 26 December 2014.

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