Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport

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Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorGovernment of the Northwest Territories
Location Aklavik, NT
Time zone MST (UTC−07:00)
 • Summer (DST)MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation  AMSL 21 ft / 6 m
Coordinates 68°13′24″N135°00′20″W / 68.22333°N 135.00556°W / 68.22333; -135.00556 Coordinates: 68°13′24″N135°00′20″W / 68.22333°N 135.00556°W / 68.22333; -135.00556
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CYKD
Location in the Northwest Territories
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CYKD
CYKD (Canada)
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Direction LengthSurface
ftm
13/313,002915Gravel
Statistics (2016-2018)
Aircraft movements (annual avg.)1,243

Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport( IATA : LAK, ICAO : CYKD) is located adjacent to Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada. The aerodrome is built on the banks of the Peel Channel of the Mackenzie River delta. Aklavik was the regional centre but was prone to flooding.

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In 1959, Inuvik was purposely built to house a larger airport, highway connections, new health facilities, housing and an innovative public utilidor system. Aklavik remains a small traditional village that retains its connections to the land and river.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
North-Wright Airways Seasonal: Inuvik [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Statistics Canada (2018), Table 23-10-0032-01 Aircraft movements, by class of operation and type of operation, airports without air traffic control towers, annual, Statistics Canada, doi:10.25318/2310003201-eng
  3. ↑ North-Wright Airways schedule


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