Qikiqtarjuaq Airport

Qikiqtarjuaq Airport
Airport Terminal under construction (2011)
IATA: YVM – ICAO: CYVM – WMO: 71338
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government of Nunavut
Location	Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut
Time zone	EST (UTC−05:00)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−04:00)
Elevation AMSL	18 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	67°32′48″N 64°01′54″W / 67.54667°N 64.03167°WCoordinates: 67°32′48″N 64°01′54″W / 67.54667°N 64.03167°W
Map
CYVM Location in Nunavut
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 3,803 1,159 Gravel
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft movements 1,039
Sources: Canada Flight Supplement[1] Environment Canada[2] Movements from Statistics Canada.[3]

Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (IATA: YVM, ICAO: CYVM) is located at Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada, and is operated by the government of Nunavut.

This airport is a popular stop for pilots ferrying turboprop aircraft between Canada and Europe. It is considerably closer to Greenland (Sondre Stromfjord, BGSF, 767 km) than is Iqaluit (CYFB, 2912 km). Jet fuel is available from the airport fuel supplier. Avgas may be available from the town council, but this needs to be confirmed in advance.

One instrument approach is available, an NDB or GNSS circling approach. Approach minimums are higher than average (2,000 feet MSL, 1,982 AGL) due to high terrain in the area. The runway is listed as gravel-surfaced, but is in fact a mixture of very firmly packed fine sand and gravel that has a surface texture similar to asphalt. A large overnight parking area is available, but crew must bring their own tiedown anchors.

Qikiqtarjuaq is the destination in, and title of, an episode of Cabin Pressure, a BBC radio sit-com set in a one-aircraft airline.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Canadian North	Iqaluit, Pangnirtung[4]
First Air	Iqaluit, Pangnirtung[5]

References

1. Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901Z 15 September 2016 to 0901Z 10 November 2016
2. Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived June 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
3. Total aircraft movements by class of operation
4. Flight Schedule and Route Map Archived July 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine..
5. First Air Flight Schedule

External links

• Past three hours METARs, SPECI and current TAFs for Qikiqtarjuaq Airport from Nav Canada as available.
• Airport Fuel Supplier
• Instrument Approach Plate (Canada Air Pilot)
• Additional Airport Information