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.
Kugaaruk Airport | |||||||||||
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 Kugaaruk terminal from airside | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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  CYBB Location in Nunavut  CYBB CYBB (Canada) | |||||||||||
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History
editThe airport was built by the Government of Canada in 1968 as Pelly Bay Townsite Airport and renamed in 1999.[4]
Facilities
editThe terminal building a tower are the only building at the airport.
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Canadian North | Cambridge Bay, Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak, Yellowknife[5] |
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References
edit- ^ 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
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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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