Kimmirut Airport

Kimmirut Airport
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IATA: YLC – ICAO: CYLC
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government of Nunavut
Location	Kimmirut
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	169 ft / 52 m
Coordinates
Map
CYLC Location in Nunavut
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 1,899 579 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 634
Source: Canada Flight Supplement Movements from Statistics Canada.

Kimmirut Airport (IATA: YLC, ICAO: CYLC) is located at Kimmirut, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. Unlike most airports in Nunavut, it uses magnetic headings for the runway rather than true headings.

At 1,899 ft (579 m) the Kimmirut airstrip is the shortest in Nunavut. Formerly Arctic Bay Airport at 1,500 ft (457 m) was the shortest, but in 2010 the runway was extended to 3,935 ft (1,199 m).

The Grise Fiord airstrip is just slightly longer than Kimmirut at 1,988 ft (606 m). The length of the runway and challenging terrain at both Kimmirut and Grise Fiord limit the type of aircraft that can service those communities. Currently, both are served by airlines operating Twin Otter aircraft.

Airlines and destinations

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Threshold of runway 16

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Threshold of runway 34

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Overhead Kimmirut airport

Airlines	Destinations
First Air	Iqaluit

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Twin Otter landing runway 34

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Twin Otter just landing on runway 34

References

• Aeronautical Information Manual Transport Canada publication TP 14371E
• Designated Airspace Handbook, Transport Canada

External links

• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Kimmirut Airport from Nav Canada as available.
• Website with local Kimmirut/CYLC information
• Detailed current Kimmirut weather info