Nanisivik Airport

Nanisivik Airport, formerly, was located 8 nautical miles south of , , Canada, and was operated by the Government of Nunavut. Although closed in September 2002, the airport was in operation until 2011 and served the community of .
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: former airport in Nunavut, Canada
  • Also known as: “CYSR” and “YSR”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nanisivik Mine.

Locality
was a zinc-lead mine in the company town of , , 750 km north of the Arctic Circle on . It was Canada's first mine in the Arctic.

Nanisivik Airport

Latitude
72.98143° or 72° 58′ 53″ north
Longitude
-84.61493° or 84° 36′ 54″ west
Elevation
641 metres (2,103 feet)
Operator
Government of Nunavut
IATA airport code
YSR
ICAO airport code
CYSR
United Nations Location Code
CA NVK
Open location code
C64QX9JP+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 473539700
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
6296282
Wiki­data ID
Q3566190
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Satellite Map

Discover Nanisivik Airport from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Tajik—“Nanisivik Airport” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Nanisivikin lentoasema”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Nanisivik”
  • Indonesian: “CYSR”
  • Indonesian: “YSR”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Nanisivik”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه نانیسیویک”
  • Piemontese: “Nanisivik Airport”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Nanisivik”
  • Spanish: “Aeropuerto de Nanisivik”
  • Spanish: “CYSR”
  • Spanish: “YSR”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи Нанисивик”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи нонисюик”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Borden Peninsula and Nanisivik.

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