Rankin Inlet Airport | |
Iata: | YRT |
Icao: | CYRT |
Wmo: | 71083 |
Type: | Public |
Operator: | Government of Nunavut |
Location: | Rankin Inlet, Nunavut |
Timezone: | CST |
Summer: | CDT |
Elevation-F: | 106 |
Coordinates: | 62.8106°N -92.1147°W |
Pushpin Map: | Canada Nunavut#Canada |
Pushpin Label: | CYRT |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nunavut |
R1-Number: | 13/31 |
R1-Length-F: | 6,000 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Stat-Year: | 2010 |
Stat1-Header: | Aircraft movements |
Stat1-Data: | 13,071 |
Footnotes: | Sources: Canada Flight Supplement Environment Canada[1] Movements from Statistics Canada[2] |
Rankin Inlet Airport is located at Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.
In December 2005 the Government of Nunavut announced that they would spend $3 million to improve the Instrument Landing System and expand the apron.[3]
Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Rankin Inlet is located on the southwest side of the runway and shares the use of the runway when operations necessitate.