Pangnirtung Airport Explained

Pangnirtung Airport
Iata:YXP
Icao:CYXP
Wmo:71826
Type:Public
Operator:Government of Nunavut
Location:Pangnirtung, Nunavut
Timezone:EST
Summer:EDT
Elevation-F:79
Coordinates:66.145°N -65.7136°W
Pushpin Map:Canada Nunavut#Canada
Pushpin Label:CYXP
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nunavut
R1-Number:06/24
R1-Length-F:2,920
R1-Surface:Gravel
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft movements
Stat1-Data:2,049
Footnotes:Sources: Canada Flight Supplement
Environment Canada[1]
Movements from Statistics Canada.[2]

Pangnirtung Airport is located at Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut.

In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $34.6 million to build a new airport.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/prods_servs/metstat1_e.html Synoptic/Metstat Station Information
  2. http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/51-210-x/2011001/t001-eng.htm Total aircraft movements by class of operation
  3. Web site: Nunatsiaq News . 2006-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061121145740/http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/51216/news/nunavut/51216_11.html . 2006-11-21 . dead .