Kugluktuk Airport

Kugluktuk Airport
Kugluktuk Airport
	IATA: YCO; ICAO: CYCO; WMO: 71938;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government of Nunavut
Location	Kugluktuk, Nunavut
Time zone	MST (UTC−07:00)
• Summer (DST)	MDT (UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	74 ft / 23 m
Coordinates	67°49′00″N 115°08′38″W / 67.81667°N 115.14389°W
Map
	CYCO Location in Nunavut CYCO CYCO (Canada)
Runways
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements
Aircraft movements	4,185
	Sources: Canada Flight Supplement; Environment Canada; Movements from Statistics Canada.

Kugluktuk Airport (IATA: YCO, ICAO: CYCO) is located at Kugluktuk, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut.

The old terminal building was constructed more than 40 years ago^[4] and is being replaced with a new terminal building that has a larger waiting area, airline offices and luggage area. Cost is split nearly evenly between Government of Nunavut and Government of Canada through the National Trade Corridors Fund.^[5] Construction of the new building began in May 2023 and completed in spring 2025.^[6]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Canadian North	Cambridge Bay, Ulukhaktok, Yellowknife^{[citation needed]}

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Buffalo Airways	Yellowknife

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ "Synoptic/Metstat Station Information". Archived from the original on June 28, 2013.
^ "Aircraft Movement Statistics: Airports Without Air Traffic Control Towers: Annual Report (IP 577): Table 1 — Total aircraft movements by class of operation".
^ Sarkisian, Arty (2025-01-16). "New airport terminals in 5 communities set to start operation in spring". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
^ "New airport terminal opens in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut". CBC News. 2025-04-16. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
^ "Kugluktuk Airport Terminal Building". Industra Construction. Retrieved 2025-06-09.

External links

Media related to Kugluktuk Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Kugluktuk Airport from Nav Canada as available.

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[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[2] "Synoptic/Metstat Station Information". Archived from the original on June 28, 2013.

[move-3] "Aircraft Movement Statistics: Airports Without Air Traffic Control Towers: Annual Report (IP 577): Table 1 — Total aircraft movements by class of operation".

[4] Sarkisian, Arty (2025-01-16). "New airport terminals in 5 communities set to start operation in spring". Nunatsiaq News. Retrieved 2025-06-09.

[5] "New airport terminal opens in Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut". CBC News. 2025-04-16. Retrieved 2025-06-09.

[6] "Kugluktuk Airport Terminal Building". Industra Construction. Retrieved 2025-06-09.

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