Sanikiluaq Airport

Sanikiluaq Airport is located at , , Canada, and is operated by the Government of Nunavut. It is one of the few airports in Nunavut that uses magnetic headings for the runway rather than true headings.
  • Aerodrome
  • …lies at an elevation of 32 metres (105 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code YSK
  • …has the ICAO airport code CYSK
  • …is operated by the Government of Nunavut
  • Description: airport in Nunavut, Canada
  • Also known as
    “CYSK”
    “Sanikiluaq, Nunavut”
    “YSK”

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Sanikiluaq Airport

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Latitude
56.53656° or 56° 32′ 12″ north
Longitude
-79.2506° or 79° 15′ 2″ west
Open location code
9782GPPX+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Sanikiluaq Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Sanikiluaq Airport”
  • Finnish: “Sanikiluaqin lentoasema”
  • French: “Aérodrome de Sanikiluaq”
  • French: “aéroport de Sanikiluaq”
  • German: “CYSK”
  • German: “Flughafen Sanikiluaq”
  • German: “Sanikiluaq Airport”
  • German: “YSK”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar udara sanikiluaq”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Sanikiluaq”
  • Indonesian: “CYSK”
  • Indonesian: “YSK”
  • Italian: “aeroporto di Sanikiluaq”
  • Japanese: “サニキルーアク空港”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Sanikiluaq”
  • Persian: “CYSK”
  • Persian: “YSK”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه سنیکیلواق”
  • Piemontese: “Sanikiluaq Airport”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Sanikiluaq”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de sanikiluaq”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Sanikiluaq”
  • Spanish: “CYSK”
  • Spanish: “YSK”
  • Swedish: “Sanikiluaq Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи сникилуоқ”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Sanikiluaq”

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