Kugaaruk Airport

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Kugaaruk Airport
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Kugaaruk terminal from airside
Summary
Airport typePublic
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″N089°48′19″W / 68.53583°N 89.80528°W / 68.53583; -89.80528
Map
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Airplane silhouette.svg
CYBB
Location in Nunavut
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CYBB
CYBB (Canada)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
05/235,0001,524Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements1,782
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement [1]
Environment Canada [2]
Movements from Statistics Canada [3]

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.

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History

The airport was built by the Government of Canada in 1968 as Pelly Bay Townsite Airport and renamed in 1999. [4]

Facilities

The terminal building, which includes a tower, is the only building at the airport.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Canadian North Cambridge Bay, Gjoa Haven, Taloyoak, Yellowknife [5]
Aerial view of Kugaaruk airport Kugaaruk airport (aerial view).jpg
Aerial view of Kugaaruk airport

References

  1. ↑ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 27 November 2025 to 0901Z 22 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived 2013-06-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  4. ↑ "Kugaaruk". 28 June 2019.
  5. ↑ Full network schedule
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