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Arctic Bay Airport

Arctic Bay Airport is an airport located 3 nautical miles southeast of , , Canada. Until January 12, 2010 , about 25 km from Arctic Bay, was used for scheduled flights.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport in Nunavut, Canada
  • Also known as: “CYAB” and “YAB”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arctic Bay.

Town
Photo: Technicalglitch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an Inuit hamlet located in the northern part of the on in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of , Canada. is located in the Eastern Time Zone although it is quite close to the time zone boundary.

Arctic Bay Airport

Latitude
73.00337° or 73° 0′ 12″ north
Longitude
-85.03241° or 85° 1′ 57″ west
Elevation
196 metres (643 feet)
Operator
Government of Nunavut
IATA airport code
YAB
ICAO airport code
CYAB
Open location code
C65P2X39+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1042026532
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
8531991
Wiki­data ID
Q3912651
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Tajik—“Arctic Bay Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Arctic Bay Airport”
  • French: “aéroport d’Arctic Bay”
  • French: “Aéroport d’Arctic Bay”
  • German: “Flughafen Arctic Bay”
  • Indonesian: “Bandar Udara Arctic Bay”
  • Indonesian: “CYAB”
  • Indonesian: “YAB”
  • Malay: “Lapangan Terbang Artic Bay”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه آرکتیک‌بی”
  • Piemontese: “Arctic Bay Airport”
  • Polish: “Port lotniczy Arctic Bay”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Arctic Bay”
  • Slovak: “Letisko Arctic Bay”
  • Swedish: “Arctic Bay Airport”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи орктик‌бе”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Nanisivik Mine.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Borden Peninsula and Holy Cross Point.

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