Rankin Inlet Airport Explained

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.

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/51-209-x/2011001/t001-eng.htm Total aircraft movements by class of operation — NAV CANADA flight service stations
  3. http://www.nunatsiaq.com/archives/51216/news/nunavut/51216_11.html Nunatsiaq News